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Of novel reading and other sinsSome thoughts on trance
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On owning the workI spent this morning writing about a thousand words for nothing and nobody. That’s a lie — I spent this morning writing a thousand words for me. For a project that is only a dream right now and that may never come to exist. For a project that may please nobody else. But the…
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Against disciplineAnd for play!
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On numbness...and the pleasure of feeling sad
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Can we have too much mental health?I am on a break from social media right now, so I’m doing old fashioned things like reading newspapers on Sunday morning over a breakfast of sesame…
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A thing worse than envyThe costs of ignoring the creative urge
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In defense of criticismIt happens with regularity. A newly published book will receive a negative or even a mixed review in a major newspaper or magazine (the New York Times…
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Writing and fearFive easy steps on one hard road
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Speaking ThingsAn old way of writing something new
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