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There Are No Best Friends
Long before even an inchoate notion of this blog existed, I heard this line of advice: there are no best friends. This particular piece of advice has nothing to do with creating this blog, but it does have something to do with writing. I can’t recall who said it or where I read it—so don’t…
Flashbulbs and Dishes
Loving someone is nice. Some might even say great. But—and this is a cliche—stories often misrepresent love to us. And yet, here are my two cliches—er, pennies. Stories attack our most vulnerable, suggestable state of absorption and relaxation. When we are done with a story, perhaps without our knowledge or consent, we have altered our…
The Power of Anachronisms
When I was but a near-illiterate and uncultured mini adult, I could ignore anachronisms like misplaced prepositions. But now! As a full-fledged adult-by-law-but-who-really-knows adult, I only occasionally miss them. Anachronisms, that is—prepositions are a lost cause at this point. At precisely the moment I learned the definition of anachronism, and how neat it was—in both…
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