Another Generation (Writing)
I went to Queens for the weekend. I'll tell you about it tomorrow.
Eli 23.6. sent me a short piece he's working on for the Oxford Review of Something or Other. I enjoy editing his work because I understand, and I can usually tease out the heart of what he's writing, sometimes before he sees it himself. Plus the editing process is so rewarding. It makes you defend what you believe to be important and why.
Writing creatively is exhilarating for him compared to academic writing, and it's thrilling for me to see how much he loves it and how committed he is to acquiring skills and developing. The calls when we talk about writing are so memorable, and it helps me be more excited about my own writing, because getting up every morning and working on a novel can be such a slog.
I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes an academic with an enormous amount of creative writing as a side hustle. I want to be around for as long as I can to see what happens.
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