The Dilemma of the Creative Soul: Between the Cottage and the Hobbit Hole

Just musing...

I have long admired the dreamy notion of a writer’s paradise: a cozy cottage by the sea, sunlight streaming through open French doors, a simple wooden desk with nothing but a stack of elegant stationery and an antique typewriter—perhaps a steaming cup of coffee sitting just within reach. The windows, massive and clean, frame a view of the waves rolling …