Fantasy vs. Reality: When the Muse Finally Speaks

Looking at women gave me ideas about how I wanted to be perceived.

“I saw in you someone my own creative spirit could serve. From this shared place, you would be someone whose criticism I needed, who could tell me what I might see if I weren’t numbed to the sight. And I could tell you what sentence you’d read if you hadn’t already tried two-dozen variants of it. And we would both appreciate the help, and the help ... See more