“If there was an apocalypse—zombies, the sun explodes, whatever—fiction writing as a job would be the thousandth priority behind SoulCycle instructors.”Tagged: Writing, Fiction Writing, Soulcycle, Apocalypse
“Loving someone was traumatizing. You never knew what would happen to them out there in the world. Everything precious was also vulnerable.”Tagged: Love, vulnerability in love
“Sometimes talking to you is like accidentally clicking on a pop-up with autoplay video.”Tagged: Talking To People
“A character that scares you is worth exploring. Yet if you breathe life into a character and it comes to you too easily—say you’re writing from the viewpoint of a black man in America and you’re not one? Think hard about where your inspiration is coming from. Are you writing stereotypes? Tropes? Are…”Tagged: Writing, stereotypes
“Every mom is the most annoying human in the universe, but most of them, besides the super-abusive genuinely bad ones, are in your corner.”Tagged: Moms
“I admire your snack choices across the board. However, if you’re doing salt and vinegar—which is an excellent way to go,” I begin. “Are you completely satisfied to go sour-sour with the cola bottles? Just putting it out there that we have regular bottles, twin cherries . . . We also carry gummy…”Tagged: snacks, candy, pairings
“Whoa. i have been trying to write an essay. like one of those ones i used to write all the time. ALL THE TIME. And my muscle memory is gone. I am rereading some old ones and i could swear someone else did them. IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS.”Tagged: Writing, writing truth, Writing Humor
“Dudes: If you consider yourself a feminist and an ally and if your heart goes out to all the women who have been abused in the workplace but don’t know what to do, be a pal and tell three women you work closely with how much you make.”Tagged: dudes, Feminism In Practice, feminism, Work & Career, Inequality