Essay Draft | Here with Ron
When I write, the words come out in a flood. But they’re almost never in the right order. And then I have to figure out the correct order. Arranging and rearranging to see if they feel right. Liz Gilbert once interviewed a poet who said her poems often show up backwards. Like she caught them by the tail and has to rearrange them.
Linda Carroll on
... See moreIt reminds me of writing and how I wake up week after week and get stuck on the blank page again and again. How I always despair that I have no more good ideas and, even if I did, not enough eloquence to convey said ideas. But I love it still. I love how writing brings everything to the surface, how it generates and absorbs my attention. How it
... See morein praise of slowing down
This is a practicing self-memoir, recorded as an inconsistent logbook. This is my junkyard of will to live. Its ability to contain raw honesty and portray life's imperfections keeps me going. It makes me feel liberated and autonomous over my current meager life. It's a sanctuary for my literary authenticity.