Read this for my first ever writing class at NYU 5 years ago and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. It was the first time I felt so seen when reading an essay. It's from 2015, but I think this is such a timeless read on solitude.
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Cute & pithy subversion of ”wherever you go, there you are”, the mantra that basically ruled my life for three years. Gave me recognition of agency that I sorely needed when surrendering myself to my circumstances and making peace with everything just wasn’t cutting it.
Happens to be the title of a short essay from All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld, an essay collection that turned me upside down, held me by the ankle, and shook me until a whole bunch of unquestioned Goods fell right out of my worldview, including (the subject of this essay!!) western meditation and the self control in pursuit of indifference that is its ultimate stated aim.
This essay in particular I think goes on for a little too long but hey!! Excess and indulgence in all things sex and love and thought and beauty and worldly items - each are handled completely separately and thoughtfully and wittily and I can’t blame her for making the words and passages themselves as lush and voluminous as their subjects reportedly ought to be. If you read it (I hope you do!!!) it’ll change the way and depth in which you think about Something and it won’t even be the thing you expect
Aug 8, 2024
I've rec'd this before. This book isn't about style or strategy. It's a rumination on what makes a strong sentences and instructs through how its written. Genuinely a pleasure to read.
My other rec is to read what you want to write. That is the best teacher.
Apr 15, 2024
This book resonates with me because of its no-nonsense insights into creativity and perseverance.
Sep 25, 2024
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I did ballet my whole life because my grandmother was a professional ballerina many years ago. I first smelled my signature fragrance on a guy whose clothes I took off once or twice. I wouldn't be such a massive Arctic Monkeys fan if my friend hadn't surprised me with their AM cd 11 years ago because she thought I would like it. She passed almost five years ago, but I thank her every day for that thoughtful gift. Sometimes I fix things with masking tape how my late grandfather used to, and I have an A Clockwork Orange keychain since he loved the soundtrack.
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when it mixes with the mashed potatoes after touching it.. like a beautiful marriage...
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