I finished my manuscript
(pre)Occupations today. This
is generally a real cause for celebration. And anyone who knows me,
knows that I love celebrations. Or rather, I like to drink,
especially after completion of a project.
What I
hoped to do with this project was to think about Longmont, the town
where I live, in a different way. I both love and loath this town. I
love it because this is home and this is where I live. I love my
people here. I don't like the place because the two most dominate
cultures here are the weed culture and the frackers. Either way, I
don't get it. I just wanted to write a group of larger (5,000 word)
short stories set here in Longmont. I chose to write each one about a
character who has a specific job, or occupation. In a big way, I
started to look around and see daily life here as very magical.
Although it will always be hard to overlook the weed people and the
kill 'em all, frack! Frack! Frack!, I did see my town for what it
really is, Anytown, USA. Even the people on the streets captured my
imagination.