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Another day, another dollar. I am roughly six years from retirement and I am jealous as I hear other people's plans to retire and lounge around the house. I have no plans to simply lounge, nonetheless the whole idea does have me thinking about the future.
I have a case of the blues over it. Then I think about what retirement means. Afterall, how much lounging can a person honestly do? Also, I am too much a critic of media to ever just sit and consume it. I want to create it!
My perfect retirement will involve some kind of writing; novels, short stories, and screenplays. I once knew a guy who spent all of his time in the library after he retired reading Travis McGee pulp and French Revolution history books. I think exploring world history would be fun. However, I would much rather be the one writing the Travis McGee novels.
Can it be done? Sure. Anything we want to do, we can accomplish if we practise. That is why I am practising my short fiction and book ideas now. The quest for a novel actually doesn't seem like something of a dream at this point. It is just a case of figuring out the plot and the characters. Then building the world.
Some may see this as too much. But I see it as a challenge! Sure, it may not happen right away, but I have plenty of time to sit around and think about the next step. After all, once you are retired, what else do you have to do?
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Day 272: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: blues by @mariannewest
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