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Of novel reading and other sins
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I 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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Some notes on productivity and creativity
Sep 16, 2022
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Against discipline
And for play!
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On numbness
...and the pleasure of feeling sad
Jul 6, 2022
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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…
May 22, 2022
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A thing worse than envy
The costs of ignoring the creative urge
May 12, 2022
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In defense of criticism
It 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…
Mar 18, 2022
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Writing and fear
Five easy steps on one hard road
Feb 22, 2022
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Speaking Things
An old way of writing something new
Feb 11, 2022
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