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Wil Dalton's avatar

Here’s a seasonal writing prompt for you: remix this sentence into a story:

“Sometimes I wake up, feeling like Scrooge on Christmas morning.”

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Wil Dalton's avatar

Or do go the final sentence / moment undercut all that came before route, what I like to call the cynical O. Henry? So, describe your morning routine through a joyful lens - the wonderful coffee, the smell of bacon cooking, the sunrise, the peaceful quiet, the delight in life!! And then your kids wake up and start punching each other and so you retreat into the bathroom, lock the door and ignore while you type replies to your own Substack post.

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Wil Dalton's avatar

Or do you write it updated, using your personal details instead of Scrooge’s?

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Wil Dalton's avatar

Like do you go the unexpected twist to the familiar / switcheroo route: “Sometimes after a big shit, I step out of the bathroom feeling like Scrooge on Christmas morning.”

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Meg Oolders's avatar

I'm impressed with your record keeping, Wil. And your commitment to footnotes. 😉I just subscribed! Looking forward to reading what you'll be dishing out in 2023.

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Wil Dalton's avatar

Thanks and thanks!

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Matt Zamudio's avatar

I’m deeply impressed. Congratulations, Wil! That’s an epic output

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Wil Dalton's avatar

Thanks, Matt! I’m proud. But also, appropriately not satisfied! Happy! But hungry for more.

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