Then you die.

'Drea,

Maybe you could write a story about a church going family. Dad works nine to five. The children are 'A' students, and belong to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. They wait at street corners to help little old ladies across the street. Mom does the house work and goes to the garden club. She starts dinner so that it will be ready shortly after her husband and the children get home. Of course, there's a freshly made drink waiting for the husband. After dinner, the children do their homework, then quietly play together, so they don't disturb their parents' television.

The children get ready for bed, brush their teeth, kiss their parents good night. After a while, the parents go to bed. She is having her period, but she takes care of her husbands needs.

NOOOOO! You have to write about real people with real problems. What sort of escapism is there in that?

Portia