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The Throne, with a (partial) TBR list I have a room at home dedicated to my writing, which, we concluded, is a better solution than working on a laptop on the kitchen counter. But the word "office" feels wrong. I write long-hand the morning pages and type my stories at the computer. I read on my excellent red armchair (obviously nicknamed The Throne). Lately, I've been trying to use word study more. I'm working in my study. But a study conjures up a stuffy old man from the Victorian era, and...

Photo by nrd on Unsplash Finding "can't make decisions" on a list of anxiety symptoms recently was a revelation. Even though I have a psychology background (although I haven't studied anxiety), and even though I've known I was struggling with anxiety for a while, it never occurred to me that my chronic indecision is an anxiety symptom. Before I knew this was an anxiety symptom, I could spend thirty minutes thinking about what I want for lunch. I could stare at a marketing email about a new...

Photo by Julia Zyablova on Unsplash I've been following the New Creative Era podcast since Yancey and Josh started broadcasting it. I can't say I agree with them on everything, but they definitely have an honest take on being an artist in the US during late-stage capitalism. They talk a lot about how artists should get paid better, and with that I totally agree. Yancey's project is the A-corp: a legal framework in which artists can register as A-corp and then they can sell shares in their...