What happens when searching for creative inspiration ends in a compare and despair cycle?

March 23rd marked the one-year anniversary of the UK's first lockdown. It was also the release date of I Must Scream on Deaf Ears.

A baby. A worldwide pandemic. And a new lockdown horror short story.

Being confronted with the idea that you are falling behind is hard to grapple with, especially when it happens twice in quick succession.

After coming away unsuccesful from a huge opportunity, it was a friend that helped me look at the situation from a different perspective.