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Issue
four.
The sun was just an orange ball as it descended into the sea,
painting the sky and sea in luminous shades of pinks and yellows,
the sweeping violet night heading steadily westward. It was
how the sunset I imagined the very first sunset would have appeared,
perfect and unspoiled. It was cold outside, and I wished that
I had brought a sweater, but not until the sun was fully disappeared.
I realized that simple moment wasn't the reason I was here,
but it didn't matter, I was in no rush.
I went back home, well, my home away from home, where I've spent
the past few months isolated from everything except wine and
my prose. It has been a much needed break, a respite from working
long weeks and always thinking, 'someday, I'll . . .' This novel
I'm writing has become me, overtaken me in some ways. I've spent
hours every day writing and creating and dreaming the life of
someone else. I've no doubt anymore that this is what I want
to do, spend my days with the pen in hand and writing. I didn't
need much convincing.
So, here we are at issue number four of Dinlab. I'm here, fifteen
hundred miles away, hiking and having delusions of being Thoreau
in the woods, writing madly in some cabin, wondering how cold
the winters can get and what sort of adventures I'd have, while
the dedicated web designers busily crank out more material and
sort through submissions and I just email them ideas and opinions.
Anyway, I'm rambling; perhaps I have gone mad. I shouldn't have
watched "The Shining", not here, not alone. Sigh.
I suppose what I wanted to say was something about thanks for
the submissions, thanks for the hard work, congrats to my web
programming friends, I miss you all; but really I'm too preoccupied
with hiding from the sounds coming from upstairs and those damned,
haunting twins. That and my book.
Justin
Editor
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"Always
be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones
who will be writing about you."
- Cyril Connolly
semi-carnally?
welcome to dinlab.
>>>> it's november, i'm wearing layers now. ah,
i am warm whilst it is rather chilly all about. enjoy this issue.
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((( gedimin )))) |
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