tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344354231562172395.post1148191357464912349..comments2016-03-31T08:41:37.283-07:00Comments on Proof of Theft: Short StoriesLee Shelly Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974203578017620169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344354231562172395.post-65519389561087100942010-10-15T08:22:11.961-07:002010-10-15T08:22:11.961-07:00Gee, where is my black (villan) hat. I knew I left...Gee, where is my black (villan) hat. I knew I left it here somewhere. Oh there it is, right next to the arsenic I used to try and poison the hero in my last little caper. Being the bad guy is such hard work, it is surprising that we are so unappreciated. <br /><br />But seriously folks, if Ernest Hemingway re-wrote, revised and wrestled with his work, why should we mere mortals feel we are exempt from having to do the same ?? If your team loses 21 - 20 on a missed point after attempt in the last seconds of a hard fought football game, do you think the kicker would want to go back and try it again??? In what other arena do you get a chance to do something over and over until you get it right?? Until it shines?? As writers we are lucky we have this wonderful opportunity to say what we we really wanted to say, even if it takes all day and all night to say it. <br /><br />Our work should reflect the very best that is within us. Annie Dillard once said that it is just as hard to write a cookbook as it is to write War and Peace, so as long as we are writing, we might as well write War and Peace. Otherwise why bother???<br /><br />DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307444879465563181noreply@blogger.com