Crisis mode

I got exactly what I wanted.
A writing assignment.
About media.
And I’m being paid.
Ohmygod, now I have to write it.

Doubts surface.

I can’t do this.
She got the wrong person
I don’t know what I’m talking about.
I don’t do serious writing.
I’m a sham.
A poseur.

I have to interview people
Who do I talk to?
Who will talk to me?
Okay. I gather info.
I return to textbooks.

I’m capable.

I put the word out to friends.
I’m looking for a cable guru!
I have the interview.

I think I pulled it off.

Ohmygod now I have to write it.

About what?

I have no hook.
I talk to friends.
Bounce ideas.
Write a draft.

It’s too long.

Write another.
Scrap the draft.
Start again.

I can do this.

Analyze the data.
What themes do I see?
No themes.

Perhaps my thesis is wrong.

That’s why no hook.
This will be post-modern.
A hook-less piece.

Nope.

Didn’t work.
Don’t advertise your ignorance!
Pretend I’m an expert.

No one will know the difference.

Opinion is fact

Just provide examples.

God bless grad school.