An Argument for Haikus

My best shot from Vermont

This story was originally posted on shanepaulneil.com

The wife and I drove to Vermont for her friend’s 50th birthday this weekend. It was a lovely time. During the party, I spoke to a woman who is a writer who after a very long layoff decided that she was going to finish the novel she started over a decade ago.

“It’s been great to dive back in”, she told me, “but rebuilding the writing muscle has…