Papers Out the Wazoo

OK, after putting my feet up for a good week, the crunch has hit. I now must write two - count them, two! - 1200 word papers! Remind me again why I am doing this? It is hair pulling to wrestle with these materials. Balance social justice issues with theological trends. Pull bits and pieces from various authors all with their own agendas, make some kind of sense of it, and, oh yes, don't forget to actually answer the question!

I hunker down in my office. No sense trying to figure this out at home. Too many distractions, too easy to slide into a nap, too many people ready to interrupt you. In my office, I have only a work chair (don't look at the comfy one in the corner with the Psalm 23 throw quilt inviting you to rest just under the delightful wall hanging of the Madonna and child with book next to the Tiffany stained glass floor lamp) and lots of desk space to spread the dozen resources out, marking pages, checking references.

Get the general outline, flesh in the arguments, locate appropriate quotes for introduction and/or conclusion. Keep pounding after it. Ignore time flying by. You are stuck here until you get at least one of these papers done and a darn good start on the other! Your reward will be going home before dark. Think. Wrestle. Write. Review. Revise. Reread. Think. Wrestle. Write . . .