Reading Material

The writing well has been dry lately. The things that I have written have been my equivalent of pop-art. They count as material, but there isn't a whole lot of soul behind them. This stems from a simple fact: things are good right now. Things are going well at work, I'm handling personal relationships better--my latest dating spat ended before it really began, but I handled it well--and I am handling my current training cycle with a never before seen dispassion. I've started to get away from the absolute granular way of looking at the world that has helped me make great personal progress, but has also caused commensurate pain. Less pain = less processing = less writing.

I have been reading a lot of great stuff lately. Below are three pieces that I've been chewing on the past week. The last one is from Nina Schuyler, the greatest writer that nobody has ever heard of. She published a book in 2004 called The Painting which is amazing. It's my literary secret weapon. For approximately $20 USD and a trip to Amazon.com, it can be yours as well.

1. http://www.esquire.com/features/graceful-exit-0500

2. http://www.esquire.com/features/sports/the-string-theory-0796?click=main_sr

3. http://www.biguglyreview.com/fight/fiction_nina_schuyler.html

Namaste