I love this job.
I got ambushed by a short story idea tonight. I had the basic plot roughed out and some bits of scenes written in haste in a notebook just to catch them while they were hot in my mind. As I was typing those bits into the computer tonight, my mind caught fire. Everybody in the story came to life for the big finish. The voices were strong, the names were individual, the loose ends got tied up, and I poured out ten, count 'em, TEN fresh pages.
Hot damn! I LOVE this job!