Maggie is the best trail dog because when you’re in the woods with her she wanders with a specific sense of aimlessness that is instructive for writers. For a dog, a walk in the woods is high art. She follows the twin muses of her nose and curiosity. She engages in prolonged tangents during headlongContinue reading “What my dog teaches me about writing”
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Losing Mesopotamia
The Iraq War, the Sixth Extinction and the lightning bolt that allowed me to appreciate contemporary art.
The Dilettante's Field Manual 