Track Three

The hot chocolate wasn’t actually hot. It was more like chocolate water put in the microwave for thirty seconds. It also had a funky, metallic aftertaste, like it’d been microwaved in a can and the can had caught fire and melted a little. But the whipped cream made it drinkable. … More Track Three

Track Two

I couldn’t help but see the elevator as very smug and quite pleased with itself, as if it had something to do with everything that had just happened. I decided it was allowed to believe that, and said a quiet “thank you” to it as we got on. … More Track Two

In order to do something well, we must first be willing to do it badly.

It’s okay if your first attempts at writing—or ANYTHING you want to learn how to do—are a bit messy. You’re learning! Learning is a messy process. You’re digging the foundation of something amazing. When you see an excavator digging the foundation of a home, it’s hard to imagine what that mess will to turn into … More In order to do something well, we must first be willing to do it badly.