January 2026 . . . .

“What we’re going through we’ve gone through before”

There’s a well-used song lyric about playing poker — I’m sure you know it and may even find it to be an earworm after reading this. If so, sorry about that. But it does remind us of a number of truths. One is actually about poker, and that’s not my point. The other is about having self-awareness. Knowing when it’s time to get up and leave. When it is time to stop doing this and start doing that — whatever “that” is. As writers, we should know better. How many times have we looked at a blank screen and let a particular number of minutes (eons) pass before getting up to do the dishes or clean out a junk drawer or call mom to say hello and see if she needs anything just so we can feel productive? Or is that just me?


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