Every so often someone will ask me the “source(s)” of the many Tales I have written over the years. IF you asked The Boss Lady, she would likely refer to some kind of Neurological Disorder from too many hits to my stubborn old hard head. Some from other athletes in sports and a good many from livestock over the 40 years of raising cattle and horses.
Whatever the origin, the ideas come from a variety of places. A long-forgotten memory or a scene from a movie. A comment from someone else, or just something I see in everyday Life. I honestly cannot give a clear and definitive answer. Some are quickly “put together” while others may need to “stew” for a while. Either way they ultimately come out in a Draft Form on paper. That is where my Chief Editor comes into play. She will do a review and “make things better”. For that I am grateful beyond words.
I never considered myself a good writer, even after 5 Textbooks used in multiple Colleges and Universities with a total of 14 Editions. Or the many Professional Papers that were published and/or presented in a wide range of settings. Or the 3 books written since retirement. But I sure do believe that I qualify as a determined writer.
It is sort of like if those Ideas do not come out of that Convoluted Brain of mine, something might explode, or at least further break down! And while the quality of some of my words may not reach even close to a Scholarly or Higher Level of Thinking, I reckon that is fine with me.
Because who can tell maybe occasionally, someone might benefit and may just have a little bit better Day from these ramblings. At the very least, sitting around pondering on and creating these Tales keeps me off the streets MOST of the time!