Minsuk Kang 강민석
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Minsuk Kang 강민석
when you write you want someone to hear it. You do. I mean I don’t write thinking, “Oh Adrian and Kellie are going to love this.” But it’s just that the act of writing comes from a feeling, for me, of connectedness, usually. Or figuring why do I feel at one with this place or with these people or in this job or in this situation. And so just the... See more
Adrian Zupp • Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates confidently, defiantly asserts to his listeners, to his audience. Nothing else matters for him.
Dan Holenstein • Notesnook
“Give up trying to create something sophisticated,” I told myself. “Why not forget all those prescriptive ideas about ‘the novel’ and ‘literature’ and set down your feelings and thoughts as they come to you, freely, in a way that you like?”
‘I want to open a window in their souls’: Haruki Murakami on the power of writing simply
Hyperwood
hyperwood.org
I cried a little after reading this essay. As a teenager, I was depressed and felt lost most of the time. It’s comforting to know some teenagers like Ruby are not conforming to “the default setting” of our society.
Some people hear questions as disinclinations. You say, “Why are we going?” They hear, “I don’t want to go.”
Maybe they grew up around people who are indirect, and use questions to communicate cancellation. But questioning is necessary for exploring ideas.
Maybe they grew up around people who are indirect, and use questions to communicate cancellation. But questioning is necessary for exploring ideas.