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Hi everyone, and welcome to Day 2 of Essay Camp!!

I wrote in the morning again today, first thing, but this time I stayed cozy in bed next to the little bedside lamp, and the writing felt more intimate. I did about 950 words (945, something like that). I mentioned this in Substack Chat just now, but I had to turn off the part of my brain that is always trying to scan what I'm writing for "good ideas" or for something I can publish. My subjects today were very personal and not something I'm sure I feel comfortable writing about publicly. But that is what was "there" when I looked to see what images first came to mind. I suppose for me this can be a sort of meditative practice, because instead of trying to think of things that are good or interesting, I look for what is already there. I think it's really important to turn that part of our brain OFF, that part that is always trying to package and sell things, at least sometimes, so one can just create honestly.

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(Uff, I accidentally scheduled this one for 6pm! Just got up and saw the error. Apologies for the 50 minute delay!)

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