I have managed to get the 2nd chapter done, but I’m revisiting it today because of distractions. If it wasn’t the phone ringing, it was my stomach growling, or a water interruption to monitor, or…

You get the idea. A symphony of distraction. Granted, I will sit in concentration for long periods of time, but the distractions are easy without subscribing to cable, or checking social media, or anything else.

I call it a symphony because there’s always someone running through with a cowbell and using cymbals for dramatic effect.

So, today, the phone is on silent, the stomach sated just enough, and a general ignorance of the world drops like a veil as the only sound is that of muted music in the background and the rhythmic pulses of keys leaving a trail of letters on a screen…