another strange and twisted city
surreal and bent
crammed into too little space
dingy, alien, busy
a song is in my head
or maybe in the air
the most mournful blues
calling for redeemed love
is it coming from behind that door up ahead?
the door is closed
patched, dirty, peeling
voices come from beyond it
loud, laughing, yelling, fighting
no
i move on
the song continues
just another false alarm
The Ace Hotel Notebook 
First off I would like to say excellent blog! I had a quick question in which I’d like to ask if you do not mind.
I was curious to find out how you center yourself and clear your mind prior to writing.
I have had difficulty clearing my thoughts in getting my thoughts
out there. I truly do take pleasure in writing but it just seems like the first 10 to 15
minutes tend to be lost simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any suggestions or hints?
Kudos!
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Thank you. Good question, seriously. My only requirement is to be in a distraction free place. By that I mean primarily free of others people’s interactions. Most often I do not have an idea or theme before I begin. My mind is never clear nor am I centered. I let my thoughts go and don’t attempt to control or influence them. They often know where to go before I do. I may sit by the window and see what some would consider just an ordinary thing but my thoughts may interpret it differently. I may think back in something I did or experienced and when I write it, it comes out in a different way.
I suggest just let the thought of memory come out in words, be stingy with words, find one or two that will say what you want. Let the reader fill in the details.
Above all, write, write and as Christopher Hitchens, write as if you are already dead. To hell with the audience.
Good luck. I’d be very happy to read anything by you.
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Thank you. Good question, seriously. My only requirement is to be in a distraction free place. By that I mean primarily free of others people’s interactions.
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