A few months ago, the handle to the diverter valve on my shower broke off. What does shower repair have to do with writing? And what’s a diverter valve? You’ll never guess what happened when this writer tried his hands at shower repair. As I later told the plumber, “I...
My summer after grad school was typical, I’m sure — endlessly dredging up job opportunities with decreasing interest and increasing anxiety. My search totaled two cases of strep throat, one car accident, three offers (one taken back shortly after I was deemed...
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The first thing I do when I start a new writing project isn’t outlining or researching. Nope — first, I set up an Evernote folder expressly for that project. Haven’t heard of Evernote? It’s a free app that lets you collect about a half-dozen types of notes (text,...
