charles bukowski

I Had a Dream: From Vietnam to Gaza

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A boy carries a humanitarian aid package provided by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees: UNRWA) in central Gaza City [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP] “There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.” – Cornel West I recently … Continue reading I Had a Dream: From Vietnam to Gaza

so you want to be a writer?

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This verse by Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) is the finest explication of writing I have ever seen. If you write, this will resonate with you. Writing is one of those precious times when I experience flow, described as "the melting together of action and consciousness; the state of finding a balance between a skill and how challenging … Continue reading so you want to be a writer?