Category: Writing
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Apprehension
My composed, mindful life hit a barrier that catapulted me into anxiety. Insecurity and misgiving clamped me shut when my supervisor went back on his word about my teaching location. I’m not a fan of betrayal. Anxiety plays me by nervousness, sleeplessness, and difficulty focusing. I’m watching my diet and exercise, and even though they…
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Approaching An Approach
Elbowesque response: Pretend that the author of this passage has a conversation with another author, one preferably from another century. Write about what their meeting might reveal. Suppose we take Joseph Harris back to Paris around 1910 where T.S. Eliot was rewriting his Prufrock poem in his journal at the Lilas café’. Ezra Pound…