Writers observe everything. But Zachary, you might contend, doesn’t everyone see everything? Ah, nope. It’s the difference between hearing music and listening to music. One requires active participation, and one does not. Writers are human-shaped sponges, absorbing experience, digesting it, and turning it into meaningful prose. Just try it. Step back from a group conversation when it’s not your turn to talk and listen with your eyes. What are people saying? How are they saying it? Do their faces and body-language agree? When you’re driving to work, what are the trees saying, what is the…
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Small things direct our lives, I realize. Minuscule impulses. An unimportant walk to the icy sea, a casual glance to the dark shadows, a tingle of curiosity. And like lightning out of a clear sky, the world is irrevocably changed.