Semi-Published Author

I attended a writers conference---nothing big, just writers in Seine or nearly in Seine. At the break, I was standing next to a couple of guys who were talking about themes of hope, despair, life, etc. The first writer was holding his drink, and asked the second guy, "For example, I see my glass here as half-full. How do you see it?"

The second writer, who was wearing a pirate-type, one-eye black patch, replied, "Well, I see it as half-empty."

They turned to me, "What about you, buddy? How do you see it?"

I wasn't wearing my glasses. "I see it as half-blurred," I said.

They both stared at me for a full half-minute. Then they took out their notepads and scribbled what I said.

-Old Gargoyle