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To pick up a book is, ideally, to enter a world of intimacy and continuity; the best volumes usher us into a larger universe, a more spacious state of mind akin to the one I feel when hearing Bach (or … Continue reading →

What I’m hinting at is a power and mystery beyond me. I have to write mindlessly and without getting in the way of the process. This means, that almost everything I do, my words, my thoughts, my feelings are all … Continue reading →

When I sit down to write and I see the white blank page, the first words that inevitably come to my mind are, “In the beginning…” I’ve never started a story in that fashion, but for some reason, my mind … Continue reading →

William Deresiewicz in a lecture titled “Solitude and Leadership”. I find for myself that my first thought is never my best thought. My first thought is always someone else’s; it’s always what I’ve already heard about the subject, always the … Continue reading →

Tom Standage on the world’s greatest invention. The amazing thing about writing, given how complicated its early systems were, is that anyone learned it at all. The reason they did is revealed in the ancient Egyptian scribal-training texts, which emphasise … Continue reading →

I’ve started drinking coffee in the mornings because it’s something to do. I don’t really like the taste of coffee. I like coffee mixed with other things: chocolate, sugar, cream, wasp urine, etc. It helps though, having that coffee in … Continue reading →

This is the final part of my fictional story “When Now is Gone”. Read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. It rained through the night. The angry patter on the roof and the steady gutter overflowing … Continue reading →