Close the Gap

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Don't take it to the extreme, though

My writing has felt a bit aimless and bloated lately, which, well, sucks. Last week I had coffee with my friend Alan, a history professor, and he gave me some advice that he gives to his PhD students when they’re stuck: “Try writing the conclusion first.”

This was [...]

Greek historian Herodotus

“History is philosophy teaching by examples.”
— Dionysius of Halicarnassus (c. 40 BCE)

“History is bunk.”
— Henry Ford (1919 CE)

Love the contrast. Found the quotes because an archaeologist with a sense of humor put both on the first page of a scholarly tome! [...]

Just moved into my new digs at the Sanchez Grotto Annex this week. It’s cold and dark — quite grotto-like — but it’s great to be surrounded by other writers, some of whom have pretty impressive bios! An intimidating and inspiring place.

I’m working in the office of a guy named Michael Chorost whose [...]