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On New and Beautiful Ideas

An idea came to me about writing while beginning to read the first few pages of the novel: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. The idea is about how or what […]

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What makes writing, bad?

Is writing an art form? If yes, is there such a thing as bad art, and therefore, bad writing? What makes writing, bad? Following the “writing is art” analogy, I […]

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Thinking About Thinking

Thinking randomly is like randomly splattering paint on canvas expecting to produce a Mona Lisa. Or it’s like randomly chipping the surface of a block of marble and expecting to […]

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The Rigidity of Good Writing and Why We (Might) Need an Oscars for Authors

I feel like there is a central premise to writing that we are getting wrong. And this might be preventing writers on writing more(stories, essays, books, etc). And it is […]

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Thoughts on Writing, for Writers

I’ve always thought about stories, and writing them. At least since my interest in being a writer grew. As a storyteller, you can be very confident about your stories as […]

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The Dangers of Likes and Hearts

Why do we want to create? Is it because we like it or is it because we want people to like our creations? Our writings, our videos, our paintings, our […]

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Time Travel Is Common These Days

I’ve always believed that there are multiple ways to travel.   The first is the traditional travel – physically going somewhere or some place new.   The second is travelling […]

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Meaning and Purpose Musings Self-Help Thoughts

3 Questions I Asked Myself that Revealed My Life’s Purpose and Meaning

What do I enjoy doing? This is my purpose. I did not know my purpose until probably mid-college or maybe even within the last five years. And right now, that’s […]

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“Moths” (Thoughts on Writing)

I used to look at writing as some mysterious thing. Like there has to be a eureka moment and there has to be poetry and flair and drama and award-worthy […]

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wounds

Some wounds last a lifetime, and sometimes, love is the cause of those wounds, or lack of love, a void, a lost piece, a piece that wasn’t there in the […]