Literarily, I’ve always considered the process of writing an uphill climb. Not an uphill battle, however. Flying by the pantser’s approach from conception to conclusion, my vision provides the light at the end of the tunnel, however long the journey needs to take. That mentioned, I began writing my Contemporary WIP in 2017.

Although I haven’t reached the mountaintop as of yet, I began drafting chapter 49 in Part 2. Within the local setting of Foster, Rhode Island, there is an uphill climb—geographically speaking.

Jerimoth Hill:

Looming at a height of 812 ft., it is literally the highest point in Rhode Island. Hiking involves trekking along a .3-mi. trail with a 10-ft. elevation gain. Easy-peasy if you’re in shape. You’ll know you’ve arrived at the summit when you come to a rocky outcrop in the woods.

For years, Brown University used the location as its astronomy observatory. That is, until things went downhill in the 1990s. Hikers could not access the hill because the only path to the summit crossed the driveway of a private property owner. You might say he got his high point across to trespassers by firing shots over their heads, thereby earning the moniker, “Madman of Jerimoth Hill”.

Not to worry. After the homeowner’s death in 2005, his property was purchased by a family who permitted daily access.

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Enough to know for the purpose of this blog. More than enough for me to blur the demarcation line between non-fiction and fiction in my uphill climb to finish drafting the current chapter I’ve only just begun.

However steep my uphill climb to get to the mountaintop, my work of fiction will be grounded in reality.

*My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.

Despite life’s setbacks and hairpin turns, may you never lose sight of the mountaintop.

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