‘How Do I Make More Time to Write?’
Dear reader, Over the past several years, I have been obsessed with the idea of "having time to write." What this has meant: shut door, total silence, and words on the page.
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The Reading
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May 2025: Doing Less, More
Maybe the point is to do less, more.
‘Does It Honor Life?’
Recent events have reminded me of the first anti-trans, alt-right blowup on newsletter platforms in 2021. If you are a writer on a newsletter platform that doesn't align with your values, you
Writing in private
The summer was immense.
‘How Do You Begin Again?’
It's not how you begin, but how you continue.
‘How Do I Give Myself a Residency?’
It's about coming home to your art.
‘How Did You Decide to Return to Your Day Job?’
How did you decide to return to software engineering and how has that shaped your days and wellbeing? I feel like I have unfortunately over-invested in the idea of ‘being a writer’ as ‘your primary day job is adjacent to writing.’
‘You Are More Than Your Writing.’
On July 31, 2022, The Reading will go on a long hiatus.
‘I’m So, So Tired of Having to Justify My Writing.’
Is it really terrible to be wrong?
‘Can I Still Write My Memoir If It Exhausts Me?’
This book is a ghost of memoirs past.
