To Be an Eccentric Writer
I am an eccentric writer. To be an eccentric writer is to shut oneself inside a dark closet and write using only a flashlight to see. To be an eccentric writer is to write while wearing a necktie paired with a T-shirt. To be an eccentric writer is to write in front of a mirror so one can congratulate oneself when one has a brilliant idea. To be an eccentric writer is to admire the dead flowers and insects on one's bookshelf. To be an eccentric writer is to scribble down whatever comes into one's head, even if it has absolutely nothing to do with what one had intended to write. To be an eccentric writer is to tell strangers what wonderful names they have. To be an eccentric writer is to fall in love with every passerby for the shoes they wear, the way they walk, or even some indescribable quality of the look in their eyes. To be an eccentric writer is to write down one's thoughts and feelings at midnight and remember nothing of what one wrote the next day. To be an eccentric...