Walking my path took an epic amount of effort—hours of exploring, practice, trial and error—before there were any results. Money was a constant concern; I spent my first few years waiting tables on the side, eating ramen, and weighing paying household bills against the cost of buying film for my camera. Whenever I did have the opportunity to practi

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If you find yourself a bit “grim about the mouth” like Ishmael, you don’t necessarily need to risk your life chasing an enraged sperm whale around the world. But you don’t have to accommodate your melancholy, either. I can suggest two approaches that you can employ right away to take on your hypos.

The first strategy is to use that narrative device ... See more