Is this so called slump the reason why you were considering reading Dorian Gray?

Well, I do get inspired by reading, but there's a lot of things that "do it" and I suspect this has to be the case for a lot of people.

Sometimes meeting someone is inspiration enough. I've recently become friends with this Dr. lady. She lives here in town. She came from very humble beginnings. Put herself through school with nothing but drive. Hand-copied the books she needed. Worked as a tutor for other students. Lived where she could (in the city) through her years in University and finally became a Doctor. Inspiring doesn't cut it.

Today, for example, my wife and I are going to go inspiration hunting. Taking our pups to a beach, letting them run about while we walk.