I think the title is self-explanatory. Here's what's going on: I'm temporarily abandoning my poem and instead am working on a new personal essay. Ok, I don't know if you can tell by now but I tend to jump around a lot in my plans (i.e. first it was struggling to write poetry, then it… Continue reading Mixed News (and how I’ve realized I miss writing personal essays so much)
What I Learned from a Masterclass Ad
Well, looks like we're embarking on our fourth week of quarantine. There has been a number of thoughts on my mind (among which is the ceaseless craving for food) so I better jot them down. First off, I think I've already failed my goal of trying to post something here at least once a week.… Continue reading What I Learned from a Masterclass Ad
I Can't Write Poetry
Poetry is something that has always left me dumbfounded. It's just such a slippery and foreign matter—kind of like French—that can easily teeter between being a jumble of nonsense or the most electric thing I've ever touched, with a beauty that'll suck my guts and leave them dry. Writing poetry is the thing that really… Continue reading I Can't Write Poetry
Welcome to my writing journal
Dear Reader: I decided to launch this online writing journal as a way to push myself to write more and to write more fearlessly. If you read my About page, you'll find I call my relationship with writing a sort of "Schrödinger's-cat-dilmena: half-loathing, half-loving." It's true. Speaking of which, you may have noticed that my… Continue reading Welcome to my writing journal
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