i think writing is a thing that happens on the fly, like running and taking a leap of faith, rather than a thing much thought out before the act, you know?
if you look closely, there’s this small “fear-of-forgetting-meter” next to my head that goes up whenever i am truly content, and so i used to write purely to document those fleeting moments just in case i forget. now, i write to set things right. whatever did my past selves think writing was?
i'm finally getting to my unread inbox of newsletter subscriptions (and they REALLY piled on seeing as to how i'm replying to one from JUNE) but oh sha i love love love you! and i love love love writing! i know i say it all the time, but you write so precisely but also beautifully and eloquently, and every single thing that you feel and write for yourself (to us) is so real in the way only creatives can know. i went through so many emotions through this letter -- taking in that sentiment about how writing is the opposite of feeling, to see writing as something to sink yourself into, writing as dissection, and that insistence on loving writing. through all the introspection, you manage to capture such love and admiration and hope
it is so wonderful to hear from you sha <3 i have always found myself at a loss of words for the allure of writing other than "i need to" and you articulate it far better than i could have dreamed, this weight that comes with loving something so much. thank you as always for sharing, and i look forward to your next letter.
i think writing is a thing that happens on the fly, like running and taking a leap of faith, rather than a thing much thought out before the act, you know?
if you look closely, there’s this small “fear-of-forgetting-meter” next to my head that goes up whenever i am truly content, and so i used to write purely to document those fleeting moments just in case i forget. now, i write to set things right. whatever did my past selves think writing was?
i'm finally getting to my unread inbox of newsletter subscriptions (and they REALLY piled on seeing as to how i'm replying to one from JUNE) but oh sha i love love love you! and i love love love writing! i know i say it all the time, but you write so precisely but also beautifully and eloquently, and every single thing that you feel and write for yourself (to us) is so real in the way only creatives can know. i went through so many emotions through this letter -- taking in that sentiment about how writing is the opposite of feeling, to see writing as something to sink yourself into, writing as dissection, and that insistence on loving writing. through all the introspection, you manage to capture such love and admiration and hope
i adore your letters. thank you so much for posting these. im rooting for you.
it is so wonderful to hear from you sha <3 i have always found myself at a loss of words for the allure of writing other than "i need to" and you articulate it far better than i could have dreamed, this weight that comes with loving something so much. thank you as always for sharing, and i look forward to your next letter.