Write from the root of your own experiences. Write essays linked to your culture or moment in time, but that will not age out of relevance in a few months. Be someone who asks the questions no one else is asking. Be a critic. Be a reporter.

As Bernard C. Cohen once wrote: “[The press] may not be successful much of the time in telling people what to think, but it is stunningly successful in telling its readers what to think about . And it follows from this that the world looks different to different people, depending not only on their personal interests, but also on the map that is... See more

Writing is profoundly shaped by other writing, either deliberately or simply through the interconnectedness of related works. This connectedness is a healthy and expansive relationship, adding new concepts and ways of seeing through each subsequent work.

The creative act lies in transforming these voices into something new. The goal was not to... See more

Chase intellect. Chase insight. Chase permanence.