Update (day 2)

"One of the most profound traits that distinguishes us from other animals is our ability to imagine things that do not yet exist; our ability to envision future possibilities and to choose among them; in short, our ability to create." Laura Day

Yesterday I decided to follow my own 15-minute rule, but apply it strictly to the historylink.org article. I didn't make visible progress, but I did sit in a stare-down with the muse for more than 15 minutes. In fact, for more like an hour I stuck with the article, downloaded more information, reread, thought, did some gear-grinding. It's all good.

Awake early this morning, I hauled out my poetry manuscript and went all the way through it.