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Writing About Living in a Hole

Having the time to write, to photograph, to think and doodle at your own fee will is surely worth something. I do not know if I can live in cramped confines like this man, but there is surely something to the idea of limiting your physical horizons so you can look inwards.

I did not have the time or the energy for the 1000 words yesterday, I did not put my writing on priority, and I am missing my writing class this Saturday. So, Good Morning World, and 2000 words, here I come!

Damyanti Biswas

Damyanti Biswas is the author of You Beneath Your Skin and numerous short stories that have been published in magazines and anthologies in the US, the UK, and Asia. She has been shortlisted for Best Small Fictions and Bath Novel Awards and is co-editor of the Forge Literary Magazine. Her literary crime thriller series, the Blue Mumbai, is represented by Lucienne Diver from The Knight Agency. Both The Blue Bar and The Blue Monsoon were published in 2023.

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3 Comments

  • anniegirl1138 says:

    Fascinating. My husband and I are trying to figure out the best way to downsize but a hobbit hole is a bit small for a family of three, even if one of us is hobbit sized.

  • 1hpb says:

    You can do it. I took a writing class and they said the secret to writing is writing. Go figure.

  • Lofter says:

    “The problem is, people have their lives organized so they are the slaves.”
    Wow… I never gave much thought to how true that statement is until I just read it. While I’m not too sure about living a ‘hobbit’ life, I surely do admire Dan for what he’s doing – living the dream that the rest of us spend all of our time chasing after.
    Excellent post, my friend! And one that has filled an old, fat man with some potentially wonderful and dangerous ideas! 😀