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Is it Possible to Write When You’re Bored?

2 min readOct 11, 2024

Lint-pocalypse is here!

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You have been warned

Today, I intend to write about the most boring topic I can think of.

You have a part in the decision I eventually make. But you’ll have to be quick. You will have to contact me immediately before I hit publish. (hint: You may already be too late.)

I’m debating on whether to write about the lint under the dryer or something else entirely, but in the end, the lint will probably win out.

I’ll have to come up with a metaphor to express that feeling — the one we all feel when faced with what’s essentially just a pile of fibers our clothes didn’t want to hold on to.

The feeling that no matter how pristine we try to stay, lint always lingers, lurking and clinging to our clothes. Something about how we’re lint-angled in a mess………ummm…….

Let me check my thesaurus.

This is the basis for the entire statement I am about to make here, and it has to do with one simple thing:

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Judy Derby
Judy Derby

Written by Judy Derby

Hey, ya’ll! I’m a retired social worker who always wondered what I should be when I grew up. Still don’t know. Love trivia, random thoughts and short stories.

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