Have you ever been walking along, la-dee-da, everything’s going fine when-
BAM!
You’re hit with this long complicated scene for either a story you’ve had going for a while or one that you didn’t even know was percolating in the back of your head.
And here’s me walking the dog with no notebook in sight and at least half an hour (if I’m lucky) before I’ll be home.
Breathing In 
If you are me you will forget everything you had though through on your walk and draw a complete blank when you get home. I’ve had this happen a few times and it isn’t very pleasant.
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It varies. Sometimes I’ll remember it in bits and pieces, but other times different scenes from different stories will fuse together. Sometimes that works out for the better. Other times…not so much.
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This happens too often with me, and I don’t really go anywhere, I just have a thought then *poof* it’s gone. I’ve learned to let it go, not get stressed out by it. If it was meant to be it will come back to me later.
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It’s hard getting to the point where you can accept it, though. I’m glad that you have, it gives me hope that such a thing is possible.
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Years ago I purchased a mini tape recorder because on my long walks I would those Aha moments and it would kill me that I could not remember. Now I always have my smart phone with me which has an excellent recorder…have used it several times actually and I carry a tiny notebook just in case for those haiku.
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I always forget that our phones can do that now…
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So maybe you will give it a go. Sometimes I just record catch phrases that will help me.
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