Thursday, June 15, 2023

On Reading

 It is impossible to read Stephen King's On Writing and not write something.  I realized today that reading, just like Stephen King describes writing, is a serious business.  Not for everyone, but for me.  It is not for relaxation, fun, or escape.  It is for learning and living.  I read to see the whole expanse of humanity when I only encounter a sliver of it in my daily life.  It is to zoom in and zoom out, from fictional pages to real lives.  Lines blur, truths come into focus, and I marvel at it all.

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