A Good Artist Should Be Isolated

I spent the darkness of morning writing the next part of "Divorce Blues," then decided to table it for today. Then I wrote about writing it and not being sure if I should show it and then an explanation/apology for what I wasn't posting.  And that was worse than just publishing what I had written earlier.  There is no way to defend yourself against yourself while blaming it on what you think others might say without sounding. . . what?  Paranoid and guilty.

So after writing for an hour, I have nothing to show.  And I don't want to go on about End Times.  I've already raised global awareness there.  My prodding has caused the New York Times to take notice.  They have begun to report more responsibly.

Best this morning just to keep quiet, I think.  But it is not due to lazy idleness.  No, no, I've worked, just not productively. I'm at a loss for ideas on many fronts.

I need to leave my zip code and see if that helps.

I have a generous friend who leaves books on my doorstep.  Last night I came home to one that had been dropped through the mail slot.  There was a Post It note attached to one of the pages and a drawn arrow pointing to an Orson Welles quote.

"A good artist should be isolated.  If he isn't isolated, something is wrong."