I Never Knew What ‘Cut Bait’ Meant

And I don't think I'm using it correctly now

A painting by Niklaus Stoecklin in the Basel Kunstmuseum.

“Ok, now is the time” I tell myself at least fifty times a day, fingers on the home keys, the cursor’s vertical line blinking atop a blank page.

I type a word or two then stop. My right hand drifts toward the mouse, my left toward a pile of notes.

“Let me just check on this one thing,” I say as I m…