I had a dream a while back that won’t let me forget it. Truth is, I’ve been running from it. It was one of those vivid disturbing dreams, and for no apparent reason other than its scary lifelikeness in smashing technicolor. The brightness of the whole thing is its strongest impression, even these several weeks that have passed. A lamp
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I wonder sometimes if I’m paying any attention to what I say or not. A friend texts me and I don’t notice for a while. “You writing today?”I scrunch my nose. I have the most shocking ability to deny reality.I coach authors for a living. I do this because I like it. Also, I don’t really like doing anything else that
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amusement – an activity that is diverting and holds the attention; a-muse, lit. “without thought.” I used to know how to have fun even if no one else around me did. I’m not sure when exactly it happened, but I’ve grown up. It became obvious recently and scared me. We went to a movie Friday night and it felt like I
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(on slowness) Many people believe we are living in one of the most stressful times in history. The stress isn’t about being eaten by dinosaurs or how we’ll escape the marauding Vikings. People are now eaten by schedules and crushing poverty. A friend of mine said recently the modern family is living life at an abusive pace. And writing takes
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