Essays on life, personal style, the writing process, and the eternal wisdom of Strunk & White.
“The declaration point when writers start calling themselves writers is an important part of the journey. One that isn’t immediately clear. Fortunately there is no flagged island that you have to reach in order to call yourself a writer. The only thing you have to do is write, but speaking from experience, it takes longer for other people to come around and believe you.”
Read More“We won't always succeed. But that doesn't mean the American Dream is dead, it may be fractured across the country like route 66, but it's still there if you look for it.”
Read More“I found myself wishing we'd gotten there years before, so we could feel more of the pathos of the original inhabitants and less of the people hell-bent on inserting themselves via their art into a hostile landscape that had nothing to do with them. Maybe it's just me that longs for the opposite, a place to make its mark upon me.”
Read More“Fine! I shout, like an angry teenager, slamming the front door for extra emphasis. Stupid Universe. My muse flaps around inside my skull like a rabid bat. He shrieks in agreement. Stupid Universe.”
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