Winged Chariots and Writing Projects

It's that time again, when I feel various projects piling up; Andrew Marvell said it so much more eloquently, "But at my back I always hear / Time’s wingèd chariot hurrying near." Of course, the speaker is trying to woo a woman--or maybe just get sex. I am trying to grade papers and write poems and send work out for possible publication and along the way, write a weekly sermon and finish work for my TEEM requirements.So this morning, when my brain snapped awake just after 3, I gave myself stern instructions, "In the next three hours, you must make progress on either your sermon or your Jeremiah paper."I decided that the Jeremiah paper needed to be done first, so I started a pot of coffee and settled in. By now, I know that one of the secrets to a good writing morning is to do the writing before opening any internet portals, and I followed that formula this morning to great success: 1989 words, for an assignment that asks for 1000-1500 words. I need to craft a conclusion, and I'm…