Creativity in Times of Calamity

What writing still means in a world on fire

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In happier times, there never used to be a feeling of guilt that went along with writing what I wanted to write. It would be an end in itself regardless of the topic. But as I’ve watched democracy erode around me, there’s been a growing sense that the only subject worth talking about is politics.

I think a lot about t…