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Ghost Writer

Ghost Writer

Have you ever been a ghost writer?

Yes.

Really?! When? What kind of projects?

I was a ghost writer for… a book about… aloe vera gel… (laughing)

(LOL) What?! That’s so random!!!

(Nodding and laughing) It really was! But I wrote it! Now it’s been sold all over the world and I wrote it!!! (LOL)

What?! Was it popular?!

I don’t know, to be honest. The client requested it, mapped it out… and I wrote it based on their skeleton. I have no idea what the final title of the book even is. I have no idea if it’s been circulated. I just got paid that day.

You wrote it in a day?!

No, like — I just meant I just got paid… for that project. That’s it. It wasn’t anything else to it.

You ghost-wrote a whole book…

Yes. It wasn’t that challenging. I didn’t try to get more of those gigs. I found it kind of boring, honestly… aloe vera gel?! Who cares?! But yes, for the money, I tried — I wrote it.

What other kind of projects have you done “for the money” — ?

Well, a lot of freelancing gigs… freelance writing.

And you don’t want to do any of that now?

No… can’t be bothered…

You like to say that a lot these days, “can’t be bothered”…

Yes. I’m old. I’m tired. I CAN’T… BE… BOTHERED… if it doesn’t make my SOUL… SING…?! I can’t be bothered…

So you mean, even your work now, it makes your Soul SING?!?!!

I don’t know… yeah? Maybe? There’s something about my current workplace now… it’s comforting… I like showing up there and interacting with co-workers and customers… even when there’s moments of sighing and being annoyed at things getting messy… I still like it, overall…

Didn’t know you felt that way about your current workplace…

Yes, it’s just one thing that’s been annoying me about it lately…

What?

The Spotify playlist they keep playing… some songs on there I like… other songs — I just try to ignore them.

(Chuckles) Which songs?!!

I’m not going to specify on this blog. But some songs… I just… try to think other thoughts while they’re playing. I try to block it from my mind. I don’t want it to enter my subconscious… the lyrics aren’t resonating. I don’t want to let that ooze into my aura. It’s not a happy love song. And I just want to stay in our happy love bubble…

Oh you mean like, break-up songs?

Sort of, yes… songs about break-up, songs about jealousy — I don’t like it. I just want happy love songs right now.

(Smiling)

So right now — I’m listening to “Sway” by Bic Runga… I remember I TOLD YOU about that song…

You did?! (Smiles) I’m not sure if I fully remember…

I can’t remember the full exact conversation either. But I do remember I always liked that song. So I would’ve told you that I liked that song. Maybe I even sung it for you?

If you did, your voice would’ve been so beautiful that I was immediately mesmerized…

Say you’ll stay
Don’t come and go like you do
Sway my way
Yeah, I need to know all about you