Jason EganInspiration?
July 3rd 2008 16:49
Ernest Hemingway
I think i set a precedent yesterday that has had me a little bothered. All this talk i have done on making the world a better place through laughter has really put the pressure on me to deliver something witty on a daily basis. What was i thinking? I'm no clown, i'm just like everyone else on this planet who have their good days and their bad. What if i have a really shitty day and then expect myself to write something poignant and amusing to maintain my 'cred?' Yes, credibility is important to me, i don't want people to think i'm not sincere in what i write about. If i was a woman, sure, i would have no problem 'faking it,' in fact i'd probably be quite good at it. But i'm a bloke..and the only thing i can fake is foreplay!!
On thinking about it, perhaps it was the alcohol that allowed Ernest to get through his down days. Have i just broken an industry secret? Are most writers partial to some kind of pick me up to help them write positively and perhaps to even bolster their own creativity? Surely with the likes of Hunter S. Thompson, James Joyce, Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote and even the great Stephen King all enjoying a drink, maybe there are some benefits to indulging in a drop or two of ale, or such. Not that i am endorsing alcoholism in any way, shape or form but substance abuse has surely inspired many great pieces of literary genius. Of course, this is not one of them!!
BARTENDER!!!
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