They never tell you that writing can be kind of addicting

Feeling very accomplished today. I had a pitch accepted for an essay. Nowadays I do this thing where I write the essay, and then I send the pitch, and at the end I'm like BTW here's the essay itself, if you're interested. So, you know, having the pitch accepted is a lot like having the piece accepted: although you never know, things can also go wrong.

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