Lots of writers can’t write without coffee, and I’m no exception. But I think I’ve stumbled onto something truly indispensable, and her name is Lauren Groff. Although there are plenty of exceptions, most of the writers I know are coffee fanatics. Not only does caffeine help us stay alert, and improve our moods and focus, […]
Continue readingAt last, I’ve come up for air. Oh, how sweet it tastes! I’ve felt my lungs burning—bursting with the spent carbon dioxide of a summer of toil—and here, finally, is my grand exhale. And as I float here on the other side of my recent travails, I know this long, hypoxic journey was worth it. […]
Continue readingHave you ever stood at the edge of a dock, toes curled and suspended above the blue, deep water? To jump off requires a binding commitment to the force of gravity. Once off the edge there is no reversing course; you will fall into the lake; you will submerge. Deciding to jump is a commitment […]
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