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Seattle, Day 3: Capitol Hill

March 12, 2018April 2, 2018 writingforchocolate

“Mama, what are you doing here?!?” Priya exclaimed upon finding me in her bed. “I slept here with you, remember? Lily and Papa fell asleep in the other room.” “Oh yeah! (pause, thinking) Sorry if I was kicking you. I always kick Lily because she gets on my nerves. (another pause) That explains why you… Continue reading Seattle, Day 3: Capitol Hill

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The great writers keep writing about the cold, dark place within, the water under the frozen lake or the secluded, camouflaged hole. The light they shine on this hole, this pit, helps us cut away or step around the brush and brambles; then we can dance around to the rim of the abyss, holler into it, measure it, throw rocks in it, and still not fall in. It can no longer swallow us up. And we can get on with things.
– Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

“The only thing that determines whether you are a writer or not is whether you are doing the action of writing. So if you are not writing every day, get back to work.”    —   My friend Moni

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