the muse has not descended.
'le mot juste' -- the exact right word the writer needs to tell his story. yessir, you've mentioned it.
yessir.
fishing.
you said it was about the quote unquote primal issues of survival, man against nature, etcetera -- that's what you said.
shimmering tarpon -- very good, mr. stump.  .  'frozen in' what?
yes? yes? just a minute, i'll see if he's available. it's your wife -- are you and she speaking again? stump's cavalier attitude stops cold. he starts to reach for the phone, then stops.
don't ask me to interpret.
apparently he's out, mrs. stump -- i'll have him call you back. she hangs up. the mood has shifted.
what about 'le mot juste,' mr. stump?
problems with the mrs.?