Eureka!

There is a story, almost certainly apocryphal, about Archimedes understanding the principle of displacement while getting into a bath and observing the water rising as he sank in. He then, the story goes, jumped out of the bath and ran through town, his Archimedes screw flopping in the wind, shouting "eureka," which translates as "I've found it!"

I've observed that breakthroughs in creative pursuits are generally the result of hard work, perseverance, stubbornness, an almost pathological drive to eke out just one more word, one more move, one more note; much moreso than moments of inspired revelation.

But on occasion those moments to come.

I don't want to give details as that might spoil things, but something happened a short time ago that immediately gave me my beginning, end, and general outline of my game. It will give me the opportunity to work in all the technical things I want, should still remain a manageable endeavor, and hopefully result in a short, creepy, entertaining experience.

For the record, my eureka moment did not involve me running naked through the streets.

This time.