Aggggggggg!  I think I am starting to understand what it means to run a marathon, mile after mile of placing one foot in front of the other.  All you can do is focus on making it to the next mile marker, forging ahead with determination.

For me its day after day of coming up with a story and editing it to proper word count.  Its something I think about before I go to bed, what is the next days schedule and when will I have time?  Its something I think about when I wake up, what am I going to write about?  Its something I think about after I post, is it a good story, will people like it?

Unlike the marathon runner, my raceway isn't lined with cheering crowds shouting encouragement.  I sit at my computer and compose in quiet solitude, take a breath and hit Publish, hoping somewhere out there in the nether space of the Internet someone will take note and read my little story.

And, yet, I feel a sense of accomplishment each day as I post, a reassurance I will finish this race and make it to end.