May 2025: Doing Less, More
Maybe the point is to do less, more.
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Read moreWriting in private
The summer was immense.
Read more‘How Do You Begin Again?’
It's not how you begin, but how you continue.
Read more‘How Do I Give Myself a Residency?’
It's about coming home to your art.
Read more‘How Did You Decide to Return to Your Day Job?’
How did you decide to return to software engineering and how has that shaped your days and wellbeing? I feel like I have unfortunately over-invested in the idea of ‘being a writer’ as ‘your primary day job is adjacent to writing.’
Read more‘You Are More Than Your Writing.’
On July 31, 2022, The Reading will go on a long hiatus.
Read more‘I’m So, So Tired of Having to Justify My Writing.’
Is it really terrible to be wrong?
Read more‘Can I Still Write My Memoir If It Exhausts Me?’
This book is a ghost of memoirs past.
Read more‘How Do I Find Joy in Big Writing Projects?’
You're juggling two minds, but you only need one.
Read more‘Lately, All My Stories Fall Short.’
It’s time to look at everything everywhere all at once.
Read more‘What Are Friendships to a Writer’s Life?’
Few and far between. But that's not a bad thing.
Read more‘What Does Better Writing Feedback Look Like?’
A good workshop is hard to come by (but here are some that have).
Read more‘Is an MFA Worth It?’
What does it represent to you?
Read more‘How Do I Let a Draft be a Draft?’
Invite the necessary uncertainty.
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