Mini Opus

I’m not good at writing short blog posts. Writing a post takes me ages, both to digest and clarify what I want to say, and then smoothing out the words to say it with. Worth the effort, but an effort nonetheless, like any good-for-you undertaking. And so there is a lot of procrastination, hence the [...]

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Fundamentally Contrary to Human Nature

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 [...]

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In The Beginning . . .

Writing is hard. I think primarily because it forces clarity. Or shines a light on the uncomfortable fact that your mind is a disorganized stew. I find writing about my work to be incredibly difficult, and my own lazy brain can only sustain critical focus for a few thoughts or sentences before sliding away to [...]

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