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On writing, editing, and shaping ideas

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A collection of one-page essays I wrote out on my typewriter.

Oct 31, 2022

Simple sentences are great. But once in a while, a meandering river in the middle of your essay can really ring the soul.

Jul 19, 2022

"Big Red Son," is an outrageous David Foster Wallace essay about a 1998 adult film conference. By dissecting it, we'll learn some (non-vulgar) tricks to…

May 26, 2022

Jan 11, 2022

Virginia Woolf knocked out sentences that could stand alone as their own atomic essays. Upwards of 200 words, the sights, and sounds, and things she…

Jul 21, 2021

It's been a long time since I've read fiction and poetry. It's showing me dimensions of writing that I missed during my non-fiction binge. It's where my…

Jul 16, 2021

Last weekend my wife and I found ourselves staying at a bed and breakfast on Greenwood Lake. When she told me she loved breakfast, I told her "no, THIS…

Apr 5, 2021

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