a new year, a knew year, a knew ear, knowledge hearing, listening, grasping at straws that make sounds, phonetic symbols of thoughts, images made into letters, wishes and dreams. the creation, the fascination, of making a thought real, making a wish come true, seeing a dream born into the waking flesh, and it starts simply, a seed, a tiny little crystal, a bit, a synapse firing, a connection between letters and words on paper, in the computer, out of the mouth, in the head, and then plans, elaborate plans, ideas, blueprints, layouts, steps needed to make the dream come true, paths to follow, trails to forge, to realize, to sculpt, to form. coalescing, condensing, solidifying. to make real.