I am an artist.
I make art.
No, I do not paint. Or sculpt. Or draw.
I write. I write stories.
Nor do I dance or sing, but I do perform.
This is a performance. I perform what I write.
Although it’s more of a reading than a performance.
Maybe when I first read these, it was a performance.
I tried to put spirit and emotion into the words.
Now, I just read them.
Good or bad, get it on the tape.
Just like good or bad, get it on the page.
And I move on to the next story.