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Write-a-thon, Day 38: Go back, Jack, and do it again
Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff’s worth, without pity, and destroy most of it. (Colette) When I was a pre-bar mitzvah sprout in Hebrew school, I was at the…
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Write-a-thon, Day 37: More intense than ‘Pacific Rim’
There was a New Yorker cartoon right around the time we called up our first corgi from the minors. A puppy is writing a letter. “Dear Mom and Dad: My first day went really well. We went for a walk and I chased a rabbit and a ball. They think…
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Write-a-thon, Day 36: Not exactly a vision quest, but not bad
This is about as primeval as I get these days. At around 2pm we were sitting on a ridge in the Cascades under a clear blue dome of a sky, eating steak leftovers, cholla, apples, and a red pepper. We could see Mount Jefferson to the south, Hood looming above…
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Write-a-thon, Day 35: They don’t pay me to sit here and look pretty
I’m starting a new job on Monday. It’s a contract job, and it might only last until Thanksgiving, but I’m hoping for something longer. It’s a good job and I’m excited about it. Satisfying assignments! Interesting co-workers! Payday! It’s been an unsettled time, filled with networking, interviews, freelancing, conferences, more…
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Write-a-thon, Day 34: I got blisters on me fingers!
“Let’s face it, some boys and girls become writers because the only workplace they’re willing to visit is the one inside their heads. And even then it’s a tough commute.” (Arthur Krystal) “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” (Thomas…
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