
Magic, like music, does not always need to be explained. It is enough that it exists.
The void is my friend.

Magic, like music, does not always need to be explained. It is enough that it exists.

Writing and rewriting is the attempt to communicate not just a truth but the ecstasy of truth. It is not enough for me to convince the reader of my argument; I want them to feel that same private joy that I feel alone.
Part III: Bearing The Flaming Cross page 39 of 60, The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates


Continue reading “Review: The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer”But you don’t really need a magic pencil to write a magic book. All books are magic. An object that can take you to another world without even leaving your room? A story written by a stranger and yet it seems they wrote it just for you or to you? Loving and hating people made out of ink and paper, not flesh and blood? Yes, books are magic. Maybe even the strongest magic there is.
Storyteller Corner: The End, The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
My media diet this month was a lot like the month itself. Slow. It was a very book focused month along with a smattering of video essays, music, one movie, some sports (!!), and no video games.
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