Hey Eric,
Read your story and it's reminiscent of something I might write which begs the question, what exactly is creativity and why is it lost as people age? Can you think of various artists and musicians who were prolific in their youth and now are silent or scarcely productive anything at all? Have you ever experienced a sustained writer's block? BTW, I haven't but I'm not sure why and I don't know if the fanciful tales of romancing the Muse are just metaphors for an existential malaise. Why are people more creative in their youth and why does inspiration dry up? I honestly don't know and you know what, I don't care to know. For me to live is to create - we breathe out and in, not just in. Maybe I'm simple but I just don't get it. how do you see this--do yoou anticipate slowing down or God forbid, stopping one day? I'd like too know your mind in this matter. Oh, and I liked the story :)