The book of my husband is growing into something grotesque. He has eight large suitcases full of notes now. He filled all of our suitcases with thoughts. He filled more than 15,000 pages with his thoughts, he wrote 16 pencils empty, and all this material was only used for the beginning of chapter one, of a book that will change the world.
This morning he sat at the table, surrounded by all those suitcases. He opened one, sighing, and put a heap of papers at the table.
“The suitcases are full,” he said.
“I agree,” I answered, “your manuscript is too big. Maybe you should organize it.”
“Shut up!” he reacted annoyed, “you always see things different from me. Is the world organized? No! So why in the world should a manuscript about the world be organized? I’ll just buy some more suitcases today to deal with this minor problem.”
In its third year, The March Micro Marathon will be, as usual, a prompt-a-day whirlwind for 24 days. You’ll exchange drafts of micro fiction, non-fiction, and prose poetry in small groups and gather for a series of online events (all recorded for participants unable to attend live). We’ll finish with 3 competitions, and participants who are not already in SmokeLong Fitness will be invited to workshop with SmokeLong Fitness until the end of April!