Clearing the bar

"The piece you're writing is the first one. Why does it need to be the best one?"

So I married a writer.

Someone who wakes up in the morning, excited to write. 

A man who literally cannot stay in bed, his body vibrating with a tense aliveness when he knows he’s going to have “a writing morning.”

I remember the last time I felt excited to write, but it feels like a long time ago.

Let me tell you where I am right now: not excited. Standin…