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I humbly plead, admit, that yes, I thought I was special, somehow, that I was going to be some kind of star. To tell the absolute truth, that insidious and misleading feeling still persists at some level, despite my attempts to root it out. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Confessions of an Egomaniac, Pt. 2
Posted in Thinking Things Through, tagged failure, happiness, success on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Side-Benefit of Procrastination
Posted in Thinking Things Through, tagged anne truitt, failure, fear, happiness on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I understand the blessing of laughter better than I used to, having — I hope — outlasted some of the portentous solemnity to which, when I am tired or frightened or insecure, I am sadly prone. A light heart has more virtue than romantic agony.
— Anne Truitt
It is easy to be heavy: hard to be [...]
Fundamentally Contrary to Human Nature
Posted in Life, In & Out of the Studio, tagged fear, sewing, writing on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Creative-writing programs are designed on the theory that students who have never published a poem can teach other students who have never published a poem how to write a publishable poem. The fruit of the theory is the writing workshop, a combination of ritual scarring and twelve-on-one group therapy where aspiring writers offer their views [...]
