The hike was largely the same as the hike I took earlier this week. It was also much like the hikes I took last week.
What was different was the heat, though. (Southern California is going through a bit of a heat wave). We got tired earlier on. We slowed down a bit. I cranked up the AC as soon as we got back into our ride.
But maybe that in itself is inspirational; a key detail that is slightly different than what usually occurs. Maybe, I can use that in my writing. Perhaps a protagonist takes a walk down a street in downtown Chicago when it is unreasonably hot. Maybe she takes a lot of breaks in the shade. Perhaps while she is standing in shadow, fanning her moistened neck, she notices something she's never seen before...
Food for thought, I think.
Cyndia Rios-Myers
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