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Why do you persist when giving up is so much easier?

Friday, October 27th, 2017

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“I’ve never had any desire to become a writer, no lifelong passion to write that finds its origin in a hated childhood or in a love for words. I stumbled upon it the same way a scientist stumbles upon a cure.”

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The truth takes time, I was told. It takes time to find it hidden among the infinity of lies. It takes time to tell it, to muster the courage necessary to release it unto an unwilling world. And it takes times to accept it, especially when no one else will. The truth will always take more time than a lie.
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“The reason writers are such slow readers is that we are always on the search for things to steal and call our own.” _________________________________
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Only the details of our stories differ.
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"Water is important to people who do not have it, and the same is true of control." -- #joandidion
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Secrets never go away. They hide in our silence.
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Death is part of the deal.
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As a boy, I wanted to be heard. As a young man, I wanted to be understood. As a grown man, I'm trying not to be so damn demanding.

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The Hemingway quote is from one of his last and often overlooked books, The Garden of Eden. I’m reading it these days, and is not like any of his other books. There’s no big-game hunting or deep sea fishing or any of the other blood sports we’ve come to associate with this writer. And although it takes place in France and is about a young writer, you would find it hard to recognize Ernest Hemingway in the protagonist. In fact, it is one of the most experimental novels ever written by the man known as Papa, and touches upon themes that you would never expect Hemingway to broach like, for example, androgyny.

The book was published posthumously in 1986 and some believe his last son, Gregory, who was known to be a cross-dresser, wrote parts of the book in an attempt to get back at his father for I can only imagine what. Now, I don’t know if any of that is true, but the mystery around the book certainly made me want to read it with a discerning eye. So I’ll be spending the week sharing my thoughts on The Garden of Eden, and Ernest Hemingway more generally.

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Does anyone still read Hemingway?

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Letters

I enjoy writing letters, almost as much as I enjoy receiving them.

I start on plain white sheets of unruled paper, or on hotel stationary from a hotel worthy of receiving a letter from. (I often write letters when traveling.) I always date my letters because I want the person to know the day I sat down and composed a letter in their name. This way it becomes a mediation, a sort of personal holiday that we share and can celebrate—at least that’s how I see it.
I use my favorite pen. These days my favorite pen is a fountain pen my wife bought me before she became my wife. Nothing too fancy, but certainly beautiful in its design. I only write in blue ink. I’m not sure why.

I always start with the most simple of salutations, no matter how heavy the message is to follow.
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I wonder, do any of you still write letters?

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The rest is byproduct.
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