Why I Write
I have labored to be more attentive to craft recently, most especially this summer. The last few days, I’ve wanted to sign up for a creative nonfiction co...
Category: writing
Americans buy books — they don’t read
What follows may be thought nitpicky and petty. I want to use it as a reminder to myself to observe parallel structure, follow up on what my sentences say, enga...
Bad Writing 101, Starring Me
I’m a hoarder, I’ll admit. Whenever I see hoarders on cable, they sound delusional while they wax romantic about literal pieces of trash. In like fa...
On Having Too Many Books
The yelling echoed throughout my skull. I’ve bought too many books. I won’t read them, they’ll lie around collecting dust. I’ve wasted m...