[Undated. From sometime in the spring of 2000.]<\/small><\/p>\n
Eventually writing empties you.<\/p>\n
There is nothing left to write, to think. You still feel, but without the weight of a past. The danger in emptiness lies in confronting the emotions hidden underneath the endless layers of the day to day.<\/p>\n
What’s left is usually painful.<\/p>\n
Writing is a meditative process used to instill clarity in the writer.<\/p>\n
It is as essential as sleep or bowel movements.<\/p>\n
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