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  • A bust of William Shakespeare in a library at Trinity College in Dublin. Photo taken by mana5280, via Unsplash.
    A bust of William Shakespeare in a library at Trinity College in Dublin. Photo taken by mana5280, via Unsplash.
    October 11, 2023

    Vulnerability is a Writing Tool

    My most reflexive apology is, “I went to theatre school.” Usually delivered with a shrug or a knowing smirk as if to say I can’t help it, it gets a laugh from the creative set about 82 percent of ...

  • On Shooting Stars and Poetry as Fuel
    On Shooting Stars and Poetry as Fuel
    September 01, 2022

    On Shooting Stars and Poetry as Fuel

    To live at all is to grieve;but, once, to have it all at onceis to see a shooting star: shooting starshooting star.Arthur Sze (From Shooting Star) I read a poem every morning. Not because I have a pile ...

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