Gone in a flash....

I'm writing, typing, with a surge of inspiration. The piece is coming together wonderfully. I typed in my title, pleased. I was about to do a word count and include my bio. The electricity went off. Yes, for whatever reason, the power snapped off, then right back on.

Since college, I've saved my work at various times as I'm typing. That's what I was taught, that's what I do. Then, at least if there's a crazy instance like this, you have most of your work saved.

I felt like crying! My computer restarted itself, and I waited anxiously. I opened my file, I had saved it by title and was going to continue to save as I went. But guess what? I was in such a cascading inspirational moment, I just typed quickly and forgot to hit save.

The whole piece is gone, gone in a flash, and now I'm blank....