Do you write only answers? Do you ever write about your questions?
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Feb 14, 2022
Is there no proper audience for plays in a godless universe?
Must we invent our own gods?
Sarah Ruhl, 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write
As a writer, there’s a temptation to think we need to have The Answers to write. This passage reminded me that a deeply held question can be as impactful as any answer.
Everyone has questions in their life, big and small.
Sharing ours is a wonderful way to humanize ourselves. To show readers that there is a person clacking away at the keyboard and remind ourselves of the same.
A few of my many questions:
When will I stop feeling so directionless? What am I having for dinner? How do I stretch properly? Who are the people that read my articles? Why am I awake?
What about you?
