When people ask for your help, and tell you it means something to them, that’s one thing. But sometimes you come to these moments where you feel like you’re trying too hard to be big and loud and seen, and you just want to quieten (yes, quieten) and be away for a while. To make…
I never thought I would want to write on this topic, because it isn’t one I’ve struggled with personally. I’ve known I wanted to be a writer since I was 12, and that’s been the thing that gets me out of bed every day (although some days quite a bit later than others …). But…
I am often accused of being happy. “You’re the most consistently happy person I know,” commented one friend on a smiling winter photo of me. “Depression usually follows a layoff … but you’re special,” said another when the magazine I had worked at for 7 years folded. It’s true. I am incredibly, ridiculously, genuinely happy,…
This month I’m participating in the A to Z Challenge, blogging every day of the month of April, except Sundays, on a topic from A to Z. I’m posting short-form topics meant to get you talking and sharing! Join the discussion in the comments. I read an interview with writer Jude Higgins today on Damyanti Writes,…
This month I’m participating in the A to Z Challenge, blogging every day of the month of April, except Sundays, on a topic from A to Z. I’m posting short-form topics meant to get you talking and sharing! Join the discussion in the comments. Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about…
This month I’m participating in the A to Z Challenge, blogging every day of the month of April, except Sundays, on a topic from A to Z. I’m posting short-form topics meant to get you talking and sharing! Join the discussion in the comments. When you’re trying to get somewhere, it helps to have heroes…
This month I’m participating in the A to Z Challenge, blogging every day of the month of April, except Sundays, on a topic from A to Z. I’m posting short-form topics meant to get you talking and sharing! Join the discussion in the comments. Have you ever tried to rewrite a book you wrote a…
This month I’m participating in the A to Z Challenge, blogging every day of the month of April, except Sundays, on a topic from A to Z. I’m posting short-form topics meant to get you talking and sharing! Join the discussion in the comments. Leonard Peikoff, Ayn Rand’s intellectual heir, does a podcast in which…
This month I’m participating in the A to Z Challenge, blogging every day of the month of April, except Sundays, on a topic from A to Z. I’m posting short-form topics meant to get you talking and sharing! Join the discussion in the comments. I don’t believe in the concept of a muse. I believe…