Sometimes I Think I've Figured Out Some

You Have To Appreciate The Spiritual Component Of Having An Opportunity To Do Something As Wondrous As Writing. You Should Be Practical And Smart And You Should Have A Good Agent And You Should Work Really, Really Hard. But You Should Also Be Filled With Awe And Gratitude About This Amazing Way To Be In The World.

Writing About Unknown People Means I Spend A Lot Of Time Arguing To The Reader About Why It's Worth Knowing About Them. That's Challenging, But Then The Piece Is Pure Discovery.

Who On Earth Is Going To Use 'utilize' In A Text Message, A Whopping Seven Characters Including The Always-hard-to-type 'z,' When You Can Say The Exact Same Thing In Three Characters? I Can't Think Of A Sentence In Which 'use' Can't Replace 'utilize.'

I Remember Thinking That A Girdle Was Barbaric, And That Never In A Million Years Would I Treat Myself Like A Sleeping Bag Being Shoved Into A Stuff Sack. Never! Instead, I Would Run Marathons And Work Out And Be In Perfect Shape And Reject The Tyranny Of The Girdle Forever.

I Love Writing Traditional Magazine Pieces, And Especially Their Breadth Of Reporting And The Deliberateness Of The Writing.