For the first time in a long time I am having the urge to go back to my serious writing. I do not know why this is the case, but I think I made some internal realizations that will now allow me to go back to the stories I was working on.

I will finish editing “Truth, Inc.” by the end of this weekend and will pick up on “Levi’s New Genes” since I now know that I have to take the character of Levi in a direction I did not want to go. Personally, I do not like to deal with the subject of madness, it always seems to strike too deep within me. But it seems this is exactly where I must go with Levi, I have unfortunately written him into a corner and I see no need to rewrite what I already have, it’s correct. So into the halls of madness I must go, where it will lead I do not know, but it will be interesting.

Other ideas have been percolating in my head as well. Storylines for “Have Another Puffer” and “Sands of Time” are making appearances in my creative corners. Looks like I will be starting new stories soon.

Also, I am having the desire to start working on a painting I want to do. I have had this idea for a huge project for years and of late it too is gelling in my mind. The images are firmer of late than they have ever been, the panels more solid, the composition more precise and the theme more firmly grounded.

I wish I knew where this shot of creative juice has come from, though it I think of it, maybe it been coming from the shot I have been taking.

You all know I have for months been getting my health back in order, the prescriptions are abundant and at times a bother, but I have been getting better. My triglycerides are down from a dangerous 1012, to about 220, and my HBAC has dropped from a staggering 10.5 to 7. I guess all the drugs are working. The other element for me was facing the fact that at 41 I was going through andropause. Call it menopause for men, but much more insipid. Where as women get symptoms, men just start declining in health. Andropause is usually signaled by a low testosterone level, which I have mentioned in the past is one issue I am dealing with. Well, about a month ago I started on depo-testosterone, basically a testosterone injection. Could creativity be associated with testosterone or hormone levels? Maybe, I am going to have to do some research.

In any case, my creative juices are flowing, time to get to work.