Silencing the Noise to Hear My Own Voice
What I learned about writing — and myself — after spending a summer alone in the woods
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9 min readDec 19, 2018
He made us lie on the couch in the small, dark apartment. This wasn’t just his favorite album; the work — from start to end — had changed him on a fundamental level. He wanted me to not just hear it, but experience it. My back against his stomach, his…
