Take a Creative Break

poem I wrote sitting across the table from you by Kevin Varrone if I had two nickels to rub together I would rub them together like a kid rubs sticks together until friction made combustion and they burned a hole in my pocket into which I would put my hand and then my arm and eventually my whole self-- I would fold myself into the hole in my pocket and disappear into the pocket of myself, or at least my pants but before I did like some ancient star I'd grab your hand

Kevin Varrone wrote the above poem when procrastinating his current work. While writing at a coffee shop, he overheard someone talk about rubbing two nickels together. Varrone diverted his attention and started a poem. 

When stuck in a situation, avoid trying to slug it out. The brain needs diversion. 

Change your direction and add humor. 

Enjoy a change of setting.

Listen to snippets of conversation. 
                                       Let writing flow. 
         
Begin with an image to distract and direct you into unexplored creativity. 

Free yourself from life's frustrations with a creative break.