It is natural to divide personal activities and goals into those social, and those solitary. Social activities are generally of a more pleasurable nature, while solitary activities are generally of an administrative or reflective nature. Times social feature the mind focused primarily on the external world, interacting with and being shaped by what is happening around it. Solitude, however, finds the mind focused squarely on itself, either in personal work or personal reflection. It is interesting, then, to examine the mechanisms of the solitary mind, the methods by which it synthesizes personal experiences, and the types of conclusions it draws from different . Creative writing allows us a window into this process. In performing, and then examining various aspects - including rhythm and rhetoric - of my own songs, poems and stories, I will provide a thorough examination of the mechanisms of solitude, and what can be gathered from spending time alone.
