Good morning Juicers,

The other day I was chatting with a friend over the phone. He asked me what I saw around me. My eyes darted around as I rattled off signifiers of SoCal suburban life. Everywhere I look Spanish tile roofs, palm trees, rounded curbs, a cactus.

The friend, also a writer (and formidable question-asker as it turns out), must’ve grown bored of my list cause he cut me off and went, “Ok, but what’s the mood behind everything?”

And just like that, my internal world started to color my external. I blurted out that the repeating, cookie-cutter homes symbolized the monotony of my days. The placid sameness of it all was stifling me and I’d been feeling restless for a long time.

The conversation reminded me that a setting is never just a setting. Emotions are the filter through which we experience the world. So next time see if you give your exposition more of a kick by sprinkling in some interiority.

Stay moody,
Jamie

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