Purpose

The parable of the three gifts

The question you have to answer is whether you hold yourself away or throw yourself in; whether you…

“Then you go that way…”

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I am strong because you are strong

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I love you with every piece of my being.

I take Adderall

I take Adderal.

I didn’t used to. I’m writing an essay about it — the working title is Understanding My…

“With every sentence you write, you have learned something.”

I want to assure you with all earnestness that no…

“Stories are rehearsals for real life.”

When we read a story, our brains plot everything that’s going on, from the character’s…

A search for a true Voice

Sitting in the second story of a two-story row house in Brooklyn’s South Slope, I searched for the voice that…

The illegitimate creative manifesto

I was going through my papers and found three pages of loose notes. They must be recent, but I…

The wire spool table

The table was made out of an old wire spool. We cut the top off, pulled the slats out and made a triangular base from…