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I guess I really hadn't realized just how little sleep I have had recently.  Chronic Insomnia lets you get used to sleeping for only a couple of hours a night.  In the summer, the extra sunlight helps.  Now that fall is in full swing, not having enough sleep makes life hard to deal with.

Yesterday I had a good long nap (which I sorely needed after two far too early mornings in a row), and then went back to bed early, and slept for about 12 more hours.  Today is sunny, and brisk, and I feel better than I have in weeks.

For a long time, I had such trouble with coming up with ideas for stories, and now, my ideas are kind of spinning out of control.  They are mixing together and changing and growing faster than I can keep up with.  Luckily, though, I have some plotting and character exercises that should help me to solidify things again.

I am beginning to think that while I do want to write a short story this month, I might not worry about the guidelines of the contest and just go ahead and start on putting my own collection together.  I'll worry about contests once I have managed to refine my technique again.

--Phae