Tony thought he had made his final point: “I thought writers thought of stuff on their own.” I’m not sure if this was meant to imply that I have not been authentic in the past or if I would soon be plagiarizing. Or perhaps he was simply tired of me asking him for ideas of what to write about. Whatever.

Roland Barthes told us that the “Author” was dead. And I have already supported this claim with my own tendency to make “pastiche” poems of other’s work. And beyond that, I heavily take from my own life. I know that I’m confusing the matter but I promise you that it works in my best interest.

I took a day off of work today. I didn’t do very much. But I considered writing about certain things quite a lot. Is this enough to call myself a writer? Or must I have a publication and audience? Again…this is merely a distraction. Some inquisitive smoke screens…

I think you own ideas when you convince others that they were yours. Tony isn’t convinced but perhaps if I keep asking he’ll help me out.