I chose “writing as life” as the title for this series because if you’re truly a writer, the work becomes your life. It’s clichéd but true: You write because you have to. It’s a compulsion, a need deep down inside. If you do it—that is, put words together, tell stories, work with language, try to … Continue reading Committed: Writing as Life, Part I: History
Philosophy, Film, and Fiction
This blog is dedicated to philosophy, film (with some TV thrown in there), and fiction. In this first post, I’ll talk a bit about the three and give you preview of what’s to come. 1. Philosophy. As a depressed teenager I was unhappy when I first went to college (I started out studying engineering because … Continue reading Philosophy, Film, and Fiction
Mark T. Conard 