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"All of us seem to come equipped with filters on the floors of our minds, and all the filters have differing sizes and meshes. What catches in my filter may run right through yours. What catches in yours may run through mine, no sweat. All of us seem to have a built-in obligation to sift through the sludge that gets caught in our respective mind-filters, and what we find there usually develops into some sort of sideline . . . . The sludge caught in the mind's filter, the stuff that refuses to go through, frequently becomes each person's private obsession."

A very profound observation, in my opinion. I have certainly obsessed over many an idea that has come into my head and, in many cases, continue to do so. Sometimes I get ideas while in the act of the most mundane of tasks - taking a shower, driving to work, etc. Then again, once in a great while, I'll catch a headline on the news that sends a chill down my spine and gets my creative wheels turning. Today I came across such a headline and would like to share it with you Dear Reader:

Mysterious empty yacht washes up on Florida beach

This is the kind of headline where the story could almost write itself, as there are so many possibilities (both real and imaginary) that could account for what happened to the person or persons who had been aboard - a blotched drug raid, murder-suicide, or sea monster attack? It could be all of these things and more, whatever you imagine . . . because what haunts you, what gets under your skin, will ultimately factor in to whatever premise you decide to run with in your mind.

So where do I get my story ideas from? Some of the best have come from watching the news or an educational program on the Discovery or History channels. Now what about you?