I read an article, or conversation, in the last issue of Poets and Writers I received. It was three poets discussing the freedom of destroying old journals and why they had destroyed their own. As I read the article, I felt so sad. I was sad because they had destroyed all their keepsakes from another age, and …
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Curating the Bookshelf
In most aspects of my life, I have outgrown the idea of quantity over quality. I focus on how nice my things are and less on how many of them there are. The only place that hasn't been touched with my new grown-up way of looking at life is my bookshelf. It's just too crowded. This picture …
Lunacy, or, Thank God for Turkey Balls
Let's talk about last Tuesday. I was having one of those nights anyone with a desk job could tell you about. I had exhausted myself at work, but had done so in front of a computer. My brain was just about drained of all its good, smart, creative fluid, but my body was still revving. …
How Fitness Helped Me Become a Better Writer
I started my Trim the Fat series just a couple of weeks ago and though I've yet to post my second piece on the subject (it's coming, really) I've spent a lot of time this week thinking about what's contributed to the past year of productivity and my desire to be a better writer. My …
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Taking the Recommended Dosage of Chill Pills
When I was a kid my dad used to tell me that for every year that passes, the next one goes even faster. I knew he was right but it isn't until you work full-time and your days are chopped and measured that you realize it. So of course I've been filling my days to …
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