There have been times in my life when things have worked in my favor with no effort on my part.
Such has been the case over the last few weeks, and I lay this good fortune squarely at the feet of my muse, Freya. My writing has been on hold lately because she’s been on vacation—at least that’s the story she told me. I’m pretty sure she was actually cheating on me, a suspicion I find very upsetting. Relationships, in my experience, are based on three things: trust, common interest, and mutual attraction.
Until now my relationship with her has engendered all three, although I’m starting to rethink that first and most important item because of her absence lately. However, I still find her stunningly attractive, so I’m not ready to break up with her just yet. 
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My wife, who is my greatest critic (other than me), frequently complains that I do not come to the point quickly enough—kind of like I’m doing right now. While I believe I am a master of the parenthetical, wielding it as a Samurai wields a sword, my wife believes that I waste her time with unnecessary verbal clutter. To you, dear one, I say, a) be patient and b) what follows is more of an obligatory nod to those we honor tomorrow than a paragraph flanked by parentheses. 
rk I’m often asked the question “What’s your greatest strength?” I always reply “My writing. If you ask about me, anyone who knows me will invariably say ‘He’s a good writer; wears a lot of black.’” 
