Whenever I travel a distance farther than a few hours away I take pieces of my grandparents with me. I started doing this in 2011, on the occasion of my first long-haul solo flight. (The trip was in preparation for a move to Hong Kong for a job; I loved
My short book leave ended at the beginning of March, so approximately 17 years ago now, and after returning to full-time in the newsroom I let this newsletter drop. This was probably to be expected. So for now, a short dispatch: The book is still slowly, slowly in progress, a
The first part of this dispatch feels more than a little indulgent, but the feedback I received after the last one included “make it more personal” and “the stuff about trying to write a book is interesting” (is it???). So here you go. Since late December, with a few scattered
Happy New Year, three days late. What’s three days? Not many, for a writer. Not many for a writer who is behind on a book. I’m on a short book sabbatical, reworking the first few chapters, trying not to be online, and looking for non-distracting ways to stay
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