You look at me and see the vampire. Dracul, Cat the Impaler, evil incarnate. The Dragon.

And you cringe in fear. You fear I am stalking the life within you. Your very being. Your blood.

But the modern vampires don’t leave puncture wounds.

They drain minutes, concentration, creative energy, and eventually ambition.

And you invite them in. “Please, caress my neck with your fangs. My essence is yours.”

The phone sips a little. The endless scroll calls your name. “Come, my victim. We shall share eternity together. Let me drink deep.”

Your email takes another mouthful.

And YouTube? The abyss gapes its fangs into your neck, gulping all it can. Comment and subscribe. Your hours are all mine.

Then your phone buzzes. Please, take me. The last strength within me is yours.

The ancient vampire had to hunt its victims.

The modern vampire merely sends a notification.

Five minutes here. Ten minutes there. One quick look before you begin.

The clever vampire never drains you completely. It leaves enough blood for tomorrow.

By the time you reach the work that matters, your body is present, but your mind has already been fed upon.

You call it exhaustion and procrastination.

You wonder where your enthusiasm went.

I can smell the bite marks.

Modern vampires do not kill creativity in one harrowing attack. They keep it alive but chronically weakened, because something depleted can still be fed upon tomorrow.

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Which vampires are you feeding with the time and energy your creative work needs?

Otis is grateful you escaped with some lifeblood remaining.

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