A Writer’s Retreat with No Writing?

A lesson in feeling bad about feeling bad

Photo by Anna Hecker on Unsplash

I have grand visions of what my writing days could look like. One of those visions includes me at a private resort. I imagine sitting on a patio, by the pool’s edge, or near a firepit — words somersaulting out of my mind onto the page. So, when my friend invited me to San Diego for her daughter’s birthday, I figured it was the perfect opportunity to turn those…