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Anna Krook Riekkola's avatar

Thank you very much for sharing your experience and insights!!!

B.Z. Florida's avatar

I appreciate the thoughts, as always. It makes me wonder what the responsibility is for people who are literate, especially older ones.

Voting? Teaching? Modeling good behavior by writing engaging, thoughtful stuff?

I’ve been doing a lot of playwriting in Chicago for the past year, which has been great, but I struggle with the egos of some artists.

I wonder if writers have a duty to write currently? Or what other ways there are to make the world feel more nuanced and grounded. How we serve obligations to younger generations.

Patrick Sharbaugh's avatar

Excellent read on the battle teachers everywhere (and perhaps a few students, too) are fighting against, seemingly, everything these days, straight from the trenches. Checking out Absence now, too!

Philip Teale's avatar

Fascinating insights, and I must get round to reading The Peripheral. Thanks for the nudge!