Creatively Stifled? Have an Affair

Creatively Stifled? Have an Affair Sometimes reaching for a goal feels like passing through a tunnel that narrows as you near the exit.    I am on a quest to become a writer, and I know there will be duress.   But instead of getting easier as things progress,...

Writing Blind and Getting Lost

Writing Blind and Getting Lost I’m writing. Yes, sure, I’m writing. But I am writing blind. I don’t know what I’m doing.   Let’s just get that out there in the open:   I do not know what I am doing.   Are you with me? There’s this: I am trying to become a person...

Why I am a Writer

Why I am a Writer A week now since I’ve left home to become a writer.   Or really, I left home a month ago, subletting my bungalow in anticipation of lowered income to move in with my Aunt before Italy. But a week in this new country, at any rate.   I feel lucky that...