Being an essayist is all about having an interesting perspective

• September 7, 2024
• shorts  

I just had the striking realization that my tendency to have one foot in and one foot out of multiple disciplines might have something to do with my tendency to want to write about them.

Being an essayist is all about having an interesting perspective, and being scattered is definitely a way to do that. How good of a way to do that is it? I don’t know, but I’ve yet to run out of ideas.