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Eric Hoel at The Intrinsic Perspective: Imagine that in every business school students were told, in all seriousness, that they were in training for being a billionaire. Imagine it was
Continue readingMaking a Living by Writing is as Rare as Being a Billionaire
James O’Malley at Persuasion: Imagine if after Oppenheimer successfully detonated the first atomic bomb, the rest of the world had just shrugged its shoulders and carried on as normal. Because
For those of us who live at the shorelinestanding upon the constant edges of decisioncrucial and alonefor those of us who cannot indulgethe passing dreams of choicewho love in doorways
By J. Howard Rosier at Poetry Foundation: The legacy of the deceased may truncate one’s growth, every feeling or decision checked against what ______ would’ve done. Two Minds (W.W. Norton,
Continue reading‘In Two Minds’: Callie Siskel Reflects on the Ghost of Her Famous Father
Daniel Bessner at Harper’s Magazine: In 2012, at the age of thirty-two, the writer Alena Smith went West to Hollywood, like many before her. She arrived to a small apartment
I used to read your poemsbut lately you don’t writeyou’re silent and aloofyou know that isn’t right.You can’t close a door once openedyou can’t abolish all your dreamsyou’re a poet
Khaled Beydoun at Pen > Sword: These are the words of Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian poet and literary icon. I share them as homage, and to highlight the timelessness of
Legs locked,shoulders set,eyes ahead straight, mouth firmly wavering,range bound, betweena back n’ forth,from grimaceto smile resolute, my support promised,here beneath,is where I am,you, set uponmy frame,capable~able,you, for,to surmount,overcome,rise above,see farther,vision clearer,any
Lawrence Weschler at Wondercabinet: Ed Hotchkiss was born in Denver in 1956 and remained thereabouts in the middle of the country through college at the University of Colorado, which is
Continue readingA Deep Dive Into New York’s Subways With Ed Hotchkiss
Why Men Cry in the Bathroom For so many reasons.I will tell you the why.I think you know,Or perhaps, you think you know. Men are always O.K.,Even when not. We
Continue readingThursday Poem: Do You Know Why Men Cry in the Bathroom?
Expectation vs reality; Rule of law; Glass half empty; Fauci; Gaza; Refresh, and More…
I would like to give more than I takein this world of takers. I forgive others for being snippy or falling short,then blame myself when I mistake tolerance for interest.