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Risky Directions
At one time I was accustomed to giving directions.
Jun 27
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Disorderly Creativity
For a long time, I resisted a truth about creativity.
Jun 20
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Character Without Conviction
Fully believing in fictional worlds.
Jun 13
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Dissociating From Pain
During the past few years I have learned to dissociate from pain.
Jun 6
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May 2025
How You've Changed My Writing
I didn't expect the writing to contain the past.
May 23
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Late Afternoon
It must be a spring afternoon.
May 16
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Walking Into Myself
Walking across the sand in Miami this past week left me with lightly sautéed feet.
May 9
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April 2025
Loud Ideals, Quiet Consequences
The uncanny ability to make every situation worse.
Apr 25
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Human Perception
I had a friend who couldn’t hail a taxi.
Apr 18
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Words about Words—Tariffs and Imports
If you happen to live during a time of uprisings and marauders and invasions.
Apr 11
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On Evil
A man who I didn’t know asked me about evil.
Apr 4
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March 2025
Elite Mobs
In an earlier time a single critic could sell a novel.
Mar 28
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