Why write? Why not?
Why do we write? I meant to ask my students this question during our first class, but I realized I don’t have an adequate answer for them, or that my answer is too all-encompassing to be much of an answer at all. I write because it’s my way of connecting with the world. Writing is … Read more
Who owns art, anyway?
The internet is at once a scary and exhilarating place. I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to internet presence and privacy, especially with the recent uproar over SOPA and associated increased attention to censoring, freedom of speech and what constitutes piracy. And you know what I’ve decided? It’s a fine line, my friends. … Read more
Explore. Create. Engage.
Welcome to the Keystroke Inkwell. In this digital age, where our forerunners would have spent hours crouched over writing desks, streaked with the sticky satisfaction of ink under their fingernails, we modern writers fly our fingers over sanitized keys and pray our words are not similarly impersonalized. Introducing the keystroke inkwell: where words are only … Read more
