Assuming makes an ass out of you. . .and makes me want to cave in your skull with a sledge hammer

When you do something creative in your spare time--whether your writing, painting, making music, whatever--for some reason people who don't spend their free time in a creative vein always seem to make certain assumption's about people who do. Typically, what I've run into is that the  non-creative types are assuming that creative types are using. You know what I mean by using, right? Smoking the ganja, hitting the crack pipe, shooting up something that's going to turn your mind and body into a lump of non-motivated human jelly. And they really think you're stoned out of your mind when they find out your doing it for free. 

The way the assumers figure it, you've gotta be high to be giving it away.

True enough, back in the day, let's just say I had no issues with controlled substances. But when it comes right down to it, I don't know anyone in my generation who did have "issues" with narcotics. But I can honestly say that I haven't used a controlled substance of any sort in nine or ten years. True, I love my beer, I love my caffeine, and I love writing, and, yeah, I give the stuff I write away! And I do it all dead sober. Would I like to make money off of what I'm writing? Sure, who wouldn't want to make a living off of doing something you love? Will I be broken up if it never happens? Not really, because I really love doing this.

But maybe it's just me. Maybe I just throw out that I'm a fucked up loser vibe?

Or maybe I just know too many who should take their heads out their asses.

Anyway, I got some cool news a couple of days ago from the Mystery Dawg 

editor extraordnaire/super busy guy of Powder Burn Flash 

Darkest Before the Dawn and Crimewav.com

I'll share more when said news drops in a couple of days.