readiness

Before starting a task on a desk, be it grading or writing I like to set a nice scene. I see myself choosing nice stationary, my notebook, in case I need to remind myself of a task, a long blank to-do-list. It takes scratching the surface for new ideas to emerge and overflow, as if all was on some pausing mode, waiting to be resumed and resurrected. . New ideas emerge related to the writing, but stay at an incubation stage.. The more rare these moments are, the more intense they get.