It's funny what time does: each day a drop of water, and without you realizing it, the stone below the drops wears a smooth divot. -Claire Messud (The Burning Girl) Here we are, suddenly in mid-February. The days have grown just a little bit longer and, although the sun has gone into temporary hiding (his…
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right,…
Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me. -Audrey Hepburn I know what you're thinking. Valentine's Day was two weeks ago; why…
One sentence ends and another always begins, though not always in the place the last one left off, not always continuous with the old conditions. -Nicole Krauss (Great House)While I've never been the biggest Valentine's Day fan around, I do like celebrating holidays--and especially ones that lead to massive cuts in chocolate prices at drugstores…
Dining with Dostoevsky 