Michael Martone: More blot than plot

“Writing is part intuition and part trial and error, but mostly it’s very hard work.”
—Cheryl Strayed

The kind of writer I am just does not think of projects being started and stopped.

I heard someplace that Steve Jobs designed the “off/on” button on his devices to be difficult to use. Once the computer was “on,” he wanted it to stay “on.” “Sleep,” maybe, but never turned off. I think, I think, that is the way I think of my various projects. Once they are switched “on,” they stay up and running in some fashion. Or to remain with