Writer's Block

by Amparo Pikarsky

“Oh, I know what I want to say... I want to tell you how I often sit in front of a legal pad or a laptop, anxious to write something clever, useful, entertaining, informative, persuasive, or just plain coherent, only to find myself pouring out long, jangly, meaningless sentences like this one. Longing for the freedom to express myself, I find myself imprisoned by the fear of producing something no one will like or want to read. Are you still reading this?”