A IS FOR ... ELIZABETH SECKMAN?

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful, and out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.”
 - Sigmund Freud

The hiss of the palm tree leaves above me was like the rasp of claws in desert sands. 

Meilori's had been quiet this evening: only three exsanguinations and one disappearance.


I sat at my table and muttered, "Twenty-six days. What am I going to write about?"

The ghost of Sigmund Freud sat down opposite me. 

“Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.”



I felt in danger of a nosebleed but then the light slowly dawned. 

"Oh, you mean I had the freedom to accept or decline the A to Z Challenge, but now that I've accepted it, it is my responsibility to keep my word."



He toyed with the cigar he never smoked.  "Is that what I meant?"



The ghost of Mark Twain sat down beside me and chuckled,

"Don't mind the old Coke head.  He is constitutionally unable to give a straight answer."



Freud paid Twain all the attention which he felt the author was worthy ... which was none at all

as Freud said, "Why not write your posts using Free Association?"



He tapped his bearded chin with his cigar.  "What do you first think of when I say the letter A?"



"Elizabeth Seckman," I said.



Freud looked at Twain.  "You are a bad influence on the young man.  He is jesting with me."



"No, I'm not," I said.

"A made me think of April Fool's Day, and April 1st is the next stop on my "Don't You Hate Book Tours?" Book Tour -- which is Elizabeth Seckman's blog:
 http://eseckman.blogspot.com/



Freud sighed, "I can see this is going to be a very long alphabet."

NOTE:
 Stop over and find a free "SIX STRINGS: BLOGGING AtoZ CHALLENGE"  I think I might even be in it.  Here: http://www.jmhdigital.com/