Late in the month, it seems like almost everyone suddenly wakes
up and realizes that the deadlines that seemed so very far away are now, like,
almost here, man.  Cue panic.  Cue sudden uptick in workload for yours
truly.  The problem is that I’m exactly
like everyone else.  I’ve been noodling
over several pieces of writing and now the deadline is like, almost here,
man! 

Now is when the marathon of writing becomes a sprint. Just
how fast can fingers type?  We’re about
to find out. 

Now is also about the time when back pain and carpal tunnel
set in.  Time to start juicing
writers!  No, I mean literal
juicing.  It’s important to stay hydrated
– prevents muscle spasms.  Although, I
personally prefer copious amounts of tea, liberally applied, at regular
intervals.

Now is the time when the tiny proto-human you’ve been
carefully nurturing like a hot house bloom looks up from a coloring book and
says, “Sorry mom, work. Four more minutes.” 
Gee, wonder where she got that?

Now is the time that my face looks like this:

So wish me luck as I sprint to the end of the month.  And wish my family luck as they get abandoned
for fake people that I made up. 

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Bethany Maines is the author of the Carrie
Mae Mysteries, Tales from the City of
Destiny and An Unseen Current.
 You can also view the Carrie Mae youtube video
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