Music Notes

The Bard's Hall, June 2025, Entry 1

Ẃeβ࿚Ẃỉtcĥ StephBee "The Bard's Hall Contest" 

Sometimes I wonder why I write.

I write to figure out my world, to create order from chaos, to make a record of what happens, to have something to look back on and say “I wrote that.” I write to share my perspective with others, to “reinvent the wheel” by telling tales as old as time in fresh, impactful ways. I write to communicate, with myself and others.

Sometimes I don't feel like writing. I sit up late, forcing myself to spill out notes on what I've been thinking about, feeling a sense of satisfaction when I've drained every nagging tidbit onto the page. I sleep better after I've “put a lid on the day” by journaling, even if what I write is only connected to the day by the calendar.

An open blogging challenge will indeed be a challenge this month, because I have other writing projects to keep track of and deadlines to maintain…

Five stories left to write in my "Musicology Anthology"  collection, and I plan on combining one story with possibly two other prompts.
Rachel's Beatles project, where I had the bright idea of writing twenty-eight drabbles, one for each day and seven per week
The weekly Promptly Poetry, which is a relaxing shift from whatever I'm in the middle of.
Merit Badge Magic, which has yet to be announced.
48 Hour Media Prompt Challenge, which is also as yet unannounced.
Cubby's Writing 4 Kids.
Perhaps the Sci-fi writing contest hosted by Black Adder, who hasn't settled on a prompt yet. I'm undecided.
Hook of the Book, which will be more puzzling to figure out this month.

Plus half a dozen or so submissions I need to make to contests allowing previously written content: First and Second Chances, Shadows and Light, Twisted Tales, Senior Center, Poetic Traditions, Higher Ratings.

Just looking at this list is enough to make me And since I do most of my writing at night, it's more difficult, because I also want to at night (duh.) I usually end up zoning out around 10:30 PM while attempting to write whatever is next, clutching my old phone in bed, because I write almost everything on it. I'm still learning how to type

With that being said, I'm not entirely sure I can manage ten blog entries of any quality worth your time, but I'll certainly try. I can use them as a progress report of sorts, laying out my writing goals and keeping them in view. I can make notes about music, which would be appropriate since the blog is called Music Notes.

I hesitate to reveal personal details on a blog; I'm naturally a recessive, almost reclusive person, and I believe the less said, the better. But that doesn't rule out sharing life anecdotes, some of the shaping moments that led me here.

I'm looking forward to doing my best on this blog project, wherever it will take me.

Thank you for the opportunity.

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