Be an Ant on Top

Yesterdays pep talk on artists and who will make it was both inspiring and terrifying. In order to be an ant on top, I know that I need to be strongwilled and fight for myself. I am not a good fighter, I prefer letting others win. But here is an example of a time when I cannot submit. I know how badly I want to be an artist, whether it be playwriting, screenwriting, or even writing and illustrating childrens books. If I want to succeed, there's nothing for it but working, then working some more, and finishing up with a bit of work. I'm lucky enough to be talking about "work" as though it involved getting into a suit, traveling with my briefcase, and sitting in a cubicle for 10 hours. "Father -! Father -! Will ten hours never end -- ??!!" This isn't the case though, I'm fortunate enough to love my work. I love writing, I love films, I love art. If I don't do my work, not only am I denying myself to the world, I'm denying the world to myself.


A cat in a box.