Category
November 26, 2016
I’ve struggled all my life with sleep, though not in a way that inspires pity or empathy. Historically, mine has been the ultimate sleep first world problem. It’s not that I can’t get to sleep—I can fall asleep within minutes, and can nap readily—it’s that I’ve always had trouble getting myself to go to bed. For a natural night owl who has always had so many things he wanted to do (like, ya know, write books), I have long had a habit of staying...
June 7, 2013
I never cared much about being healthy until after I started writing seriously. In college and in all the jobs I’ve held since, I could roll into the classroom or office on half a night’s sleep and still take care of everything I needed to do. Sure, I wasn’t going to be the most agreeable fellow that day, but it didn’t matter because I got everything done. With writing though, if I’m too tired I will fall asleep. Not because I’m not enjoying...