If you’ve ever fallen in life yourself, just remember: Dre lost his mind in 2006. And twenty years later, he graduated from his dream school. You too, can rise like a phoenix. It’s so possible. And so romantic.

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It may seem like a small achievement — but this was never about the numbers.

What keeps me coming back to post new articles or literary analysis videos, regardless of audience-size? The love of the written word, of how the perfect phrase makes us feel. It’s what has always mattered most to me. Through the thick and the thin, the brightest of days and the darkest of nights. The ability to take everything that we go through, funnel those complex emotions down into their simplest versions, and somehow find the right words to encompass all that they are is pure magic. William H. Gass said it best:

So, even though the start of this journey is incredibly modest, I will keep at it. No matter the amount of trial and error there may be. I thank you for being here from the very beginning. You’re part of something special.

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