Writes Of Autumn
The cold moved in yesterday, at least into the air which fills the Thames valley. Fog rolled convincingly for the first time, almost humbly apologetic and overdue while pilots on the approach switched their attention to headsets no doubt as my bus thundered and wheezed me into London.
No one asks me where I get ideas for my posts, but if they did I’d tell them there is no idea or plan at all.
A story in the news, a turn of phrase, a piece of music, a moment of hesitation - anything will spark an idea. Inspiration is fleeting but powerful and ignored at your peril. It’s the landed shark on the deck of the boat.
I always carry a pencil and paper around and write something when I have a spare few minutes. If I get an hour I can normally write a week’s worth of posts from start to finish, but taking an hour rarely happens.
While I can’t guarantee the quality, I can produce something every day.
That’s it. No magic, just a guy with a pencil and a pad and a little inspiration.
I love this time of year. Thomas Wolfe said “All things on earth point home in old October: sailors to sea, travellers to walls and fences, hunters to field and hollow and the long voice of the hounds, the lover to the love he has forsaken.”
Autumn is my favourite season and I’m glad to see it coming on. Coming home last night ahead was a sunset like a sigh that seemed to say “This is your time.”
And you know what? I kind of think it is.
More about that later, but for now, that’s the way the week looks. Have a great weekend and I’ll meet you back here.
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October 19th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
number 2 pencils, at that.
i share your love of October. it feels nostalgic somehow. safe, homely, welcoming and yet somehow full of regret for great things once imagined now lost.
October 19th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
autumn makes me sad, but this post made me smile. technically, that would make me melancholy I guess but I love that Wolfe quote
and its a warm thought to think of you thinking your time was now when coming home and seeing that sky, I can only imagine how beautiful it must have been
so nice a post…
October 19th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
October’s great. It makes me nostalgic in all the right ways but as with Peach, I get a bit melancholy with the changing season…I love Halloween, though. Perks me up. Whilst living in London everyone thought I was a bit mad wearing a witch’s hat on the 31st. But I’m American.
October 19th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Meester, I always end up feeling all bittersweet when you do comments like those on nice posts like these. I have a feeling I’d end up smiling one minute, sobbing the next if I were to spend an evening with you and Cliff together.
October 20th, 2007 at 6:23 am
Don’t nobody make my darling Wendy cry!