April Resolutions
As has become my custom (the very idea of resolutions may require it), I failed all of my March Resolutions . Under the most generous approximation possible, I wrote just under 10,000 words in all of March falling short of even accomplishing fifty percent of my stated goal of 20,000 words. I completely forgot to read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and I had to return Heart of Darkness to the library before I finished reading it. Luckily, I found a very cheap copy of Heart of Darkness at Half-price Books and purchased it with the intention of finally finishing. I have lined up the possibility of a rewarding, full-time job this summer, but I won't know for sure if I have an offer until sometime this week or thereafter and so I consider the job resolution a failure as well. For this month, I have decided to take serial failure as an indication that I need to set more goals for myself in order to increase the chance I may succeed at one or another of them. Here goes: Write ...