Published inHow to Have WrittenWe Need To Be Making Things, Now More Than EverThis essay kills fascists.Nov 20Nov 20
Published inHow to Have WrittenDon’t Just WriteSometimes the best way to start writing isn’t to “write.”Nov 181Nov 181
Published inHow to Have WrittenThe Work Is Its Own RewardNow, more than ever, we need to be making stuffNov 10Nov 10
Published inHow to Have WrittenRecursive Career Envy and the Wonderful Evils of SuccessShalom Auslander expresses my feelings with enviable lucidityNov 9Nov 9
Published inHow to Have WrittenThe First Pancake Just Has to ExistToughing through the pain of ugly early draftsNov 9Nov 9
Published inThe Ten Thousand ThingsCounting Down Our Endless Numbered DaysMourning my dog and the me who raised himDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Published inHow to Have WrittenHow the Haiku Was Born of Zen PhilosophyHow Bashō and Bankei demystified poetry and Buddhism for everyday peopleDec 5, 20231Dec 5, 20231
Published inThe Ten Thousand ThingsSquinting Through the Mist of Delusion“Once you are in the midst of delusion, there is no end to delusion.” — Shunryū SuzukiNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
Published inThe Ten Thousand ThingsOn Accidentally Atheisting Myself Backwards Into Buddhism*I grew up Catholic, with a very strong sense of a connection to God. As a small child, I used to talk with Him. And I imagined that He…Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 2023