Category: Random
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Love Letters
I think part of the reason I write is because, like a large number of people, I enjoy falling in love. And writing is very much so like falling in love. At least it should be. If you can’t at least tolerate a job, you really shouldn’t be there, barring extenuating circumstances like extreme debt.…
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The Down Spiral
My alarm goes off to remind me that I have to take the kids to school. Do not cry. You can cry when they’re gone. When you’re alone in the house, you can have a nice little nervous breakdown and scream and cry and whimper all you like but not right now. Not when they…
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Z is for Zigzag
Why Writing is Like a Relationship You can lay out the most detailed plan in the world, down to the hour of when, where and how you and your snugglebunny will do what. Then life throws you a curve ball, resulting in a black eye, three missing teeth and a broken picture window. This little…
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Y is for Yin and Yang
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Yin and Yang. Alpha and Omega. Opposites attract. They balance each other. But balance is a learned skill. You have to being willing to push back when it feels like someone is taking too much. You have to be willing to push your writing back. It is very easy…
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X is for Xanadu
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Xanadu. Utopia. A place wherein everything is sunshine and roses forever. Relationships don’t work that way. Your spouse will always do something that pisses you off. You will never understand why you have to repeat the same instruction 5 times a day to your kid for 18 years solid.…
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W is for War
Why Writing is Like a Relationship No one can hurt you like the one you love. They know where to hit and exactly how many kilopascals of force to apply to make you bleed. It can feel a great deal like that when you’re writing. Every word feels like a blow to the gut. Every…
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