WRITING IS AN ADDICTION

You say you are a writer. Tell me

Why do you write? And

What is writing?

Good question. I will tell you what I think.

I write because I must. It’s compelling.

It’s the telling…of stories…of life.

It’s the satisfaction of sharing.

It’s the daring. It’s the next best

Thing there is. It’s fresh, it’s living.

I write because it’s my calling

It’s compelling. It’s…it’s…

I’ll tell you what it is.

It’s an addiction. Writing is an addiction.

Nothing must be a distraction.

It is the strongest of all attraction.

It’s the glitter, it’s the glamour

Of imagination!

That’s what makes me write.

It’s so fulfilling. It is satisfying.

That is why it consumes me.

It burns inside me. The flames of

Creation that burn so bright.

Ah! That is why some marriages fail…

I see it now.

Yes, you know it. You know just what I mean!

It’s an addiction. A red hot can’t say no addiction.

It’s an addiction. A red hot never say die addiction.

Writing is an addiction, a can never say no addiction!

It’s an addiction, an addiction, an affliction…

OH! Oh-oh. Oh no.

It’s an…aff-lic-tion…addiction – affliction. And that can’t be good.

Affliction…A true died in the wool addiction.

Noooooooooo.

Oh, must I? Must I really?

Sigh. Yes, I must. For the good of my health…

Now where is…Oh. Oh no.
Oh yes. The meeting room…

Knock knock

Hello?

My name is Herb.

And I am…

A Writer!

Hello.

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