Two years after my walk

     

 It is two years ago today that I completed my walk, retracing the footsteps of Lyman Dillon, and later, Hansen and Briggs.

      I still want/need to get down on paper this book that is rolling around in my head.  I have a very rough draft completed, and have had two people (Steve and Grace) give me valuable feedback on how to proceed.  Seems I lack two things…time and creative energy. 

    When I personally sit down to write, if I’m not feeling it, then I can spend hours in front of a keyboard, pecking away, and later end up throwing it all away, so rather than me try to gut it out and do it, I’m waiting for the “Muse” to hit me again, because it will, it always does.  

       To this day, as I drive through Fairview I think of a funny account that happened in the bar there back in the mid-late 1800′s.  I would have to go digging through my notes, but am pretty sure I read it in one of the Jones County Historical journals….

        This sort of thing/ remembering the old stories, is one of the rich byproducts of my reading preparing for that walk.  It has given me a  deep  appreciation of local history. 

    Not sure who (if anyone) ever reads this blog, but just in case, wanted to let you know, that I still fully intend to write that book, (I have 2 other titles published to my name so I”m not just making noise) and thank you for your patience.  Sincerely, DM

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