"Writing gives me a second chance to live unfettered by insecurity or self-doubt. To do away with years of regret...it’s not about catharsis or suppression; it’s about embracing all the mucky parts of myself, holding myself steady when the world feels anything but."—@livesinpages
“My belief is that our life story is our aesthetic, our imaginative DNA. Whatever made us, our landscapes, our family tensions and topography, our schooling, our pleasures and tragedies, all provide us with our absolutely distinctive approach to our art.” —Diane Seuss @dlseuss
New flash non-/fiction from @sarabreak is LIVE, exclusively on @dearlifemag! This debut has been a long time coming, and we couldn't be happier or more honored that Sara's BRILLIANT short-short, "Cillian Murphy's Face," is the first to be featured on Dear Life.
“Accept new forms of life and talk to the dead who drift in through the screened windows, who collect patiently at the tops of food jars and books.” Louise Erdrich, “Advice to Myself” from Original Fire (@HarperCollins, 2003)