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Category: writing as a way of life
Novel #2
Next step: typing.
A distinction
A peaceful transfer of power is a column of the republic, & it’s appropriate for political leaders to cooperate graciously with Trump now. But there’s no comparable duty for writers and intellectuals. To the contrary, by temperament and profession, we’re the canaries in the coal mine. Our calling is to say what we see happening, as soon as we see it, as forcefully as we can express it.
Farthermore
In which I go off the deep end of the farther vs. further question.
Pencil sharpener
