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To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (5399)2/12/2000 9:24:00 AM
From: Original Mad Dog  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13015
 
Why should we write?

We should write because it is human nature to write. Writing claims our world. It makes it directly and specifically our own. We should write because humans are spiritual beings and writing is a powerful form of prayer and meditation, connecting us both to our own insights and to a higher and deeper level of inner guidance as well.

We should write because writing brings clarity and passion to the act of living. Writing is sensual, experiential, grounding. We should write because writing is good for the soul. We should write because writing yields us a body of work, a felt path through the world we live in.

We should write, above all, because we are writers whether we call ourselves writers or not. The Right to Write is a birthright, a spiritual dowry that gives us the keys to the kingdom.

--From The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life, by Julia Cameron



To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (5399)2/12/2000 10:28:00 PM
From: nihil  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13015
 
No, H. L. Mencken was a "moderate" anti-semite -- lots of Jewish friends and associates ---

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