Tag: writing
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Simplicity
I have a goal with my writing. I want it to be simple. I want my writing to be concise, not flowery. Of course, the poet in me loves to play with language. When trying to convey ideas though, simpler is always better. Readers are clever though, so the temptation to get more complex is…
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Resume
On the 6th this month, my family and I spent the day driving from Philadelphia back to Chicago. It was a somewhat expected/unexpected trip to Philly. Unfortunate circumstances seem to be the biggest thing pulling us back lately to where my wife and I grew up and where the bulk of each of our families…
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Did I Stutter?
Yes. Yes I did. This week has been trying. Suffice to say that life has thrown another curveball and at least for temporary measures, routines have been thrown out of balance. If anything, it is a handy test to see whether a) how disciplined I can be with regards to my routines (the answer: not…
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Changing Something
It’s late in the month and I finally realized that in that span, I changed 3 things in my habits: I started writing 1,000 words or more of fiction per day I continued to blog (almost) every day I stopped playing Dr Mario World Upon realizing that I accomplished these things, I decided that it…
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What’s In An Opinion
There’s something that happens as I start to write anything political. It normally happens at about 300 words into it. As I continue to write, I wonder what the point is. Whatever I write is only my opinion, and opinions are absolutely like an asshole. Why the hell does it matter to write down my…
Jeremy C Kester 