I've been know to immerse
myself in reading sophisticated literature – but not lately.
The past couple weeks my 8
to 5 job has been spilling over, with a few similar weeks in sight.
My brain is tired.
But not quite as tired as
when I left the office. As I started the engine to drive home, my
ears were greeted by an audio version of a book in the Jack
Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series of British Naval fiction from the age
of sail.
My brain wouldn't have
been ready to unpack Patrick O'Brian's printed prose, filled with
archaic British syntax and naval jargon. But the narrator, with his
authentic accent, delivered the words directly to my ears. A
half-hour later, I was invigorated enough to tackle some writing of
my own.
As I finish tonight's last
project, I'm again running out of steam.
So I will take another
trip though a familiar mass paperback. This time a mystery by
Edgar-winning author Aaron Elkins. I won't read to discover the bad
guy, just to enjoy the trip.
If you're writing
something literary, I wish you well. Your readers will be people at
the top of their game. Tonight, I need a book for a tired reader. If
that's what you're writing, consider it a cup of refreshment for
someone who's gone dry. Thanks.
