“If you can't write clearly, you probably don't think nearly as well as you think you do.” - Kurt Vonnegut Fellow literature nerds will know that just by naming this piece “Why I Write,” I am inviting ...

I write because I am terrified of forgetting. Not the mundane forgetting of where I placed my keys or what I ate for breakfast, but something more profound — the forgetting of who I was at a ...

Writing a book is bizarre. You work in a cubicle inside a hovel within a cave, and then suddenly, word by sentence by paragraph you finish, stumbling bleary-eyed into the world, clutching something ...

Most people are familiar with the notion of setting goals. It’s a popular topic in self-help books, motivational speeches and social media. Yet, there’s an unspoken truth — many are actually afraid to ...

I am writing a musical called Happy If—Happy When. It is about two artists and their five children who move from the city to a farm in the country. Sound familiar? I have never written a musical ...

I have been writing in a 10-year diary. As the name suggests, it is a diary designed to be used over a decade. When you open ...

(RNS) — Since childhood, I’ve been a regular target of ignorance and bigotry. My experience contributed to my becoming a scholar of history and religion, but more than that, it has given me a clearer ...