Tag Archives: Athene Donald

on Attention Surplus Disorder

Posted on February 19, 2015 by pat thomson

Writing requires huge amounts of solitude. What I’ve done to soften the harshness of that choice is that I don’t write all the time. I like to go out- which includes traveling; I can’t write when I travel. I like … Continue reading →

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you can’t always write what you want

Posted on August 7, 2014 by pat thomson

I seem to spend a lot of time these days writing things that I don’t much like, things that I don’t want to write now, or perhaps ever. This writing feels like a chore, an obligation, a duty, a necessity. … Continue reading →