I know I already said this, but I also loved the Ekstasis essay! While reading about it in your post here, though, a NEW item jumped out at me from the selection you excerpted: "We cannot keep mixing up the externals, the piece of performance art that is a career, with the sustained, focused, determined practice of a craft." YES! How did I not see that the first time? Wonderful piece and lovely to see your post today! As Haley says, it was nice to see a follow-up, too, where you mention the many things that happened at that desk and that made you contemplate further. Thank you!
Thanks, Lisa, glad you enjoyed it! Right, are we doing the work or performing doing the work? These aren't the same... Anyway, thanks for your kind & thoughtful words!
I know I already said this, but I also loved the Ekstasis essay! While reading about it in your post here, though, a NEW item jumped out at me from the selection you excerpted: "We cannot keep mixing up the externals, the piece of performance art that is a career, with the sustained, focused, determined practice of a craft." YES! How did I not see that the first time? Wonderful piece and lovely to see your post today! As Haley says, it was nice to see a follow-up, too, where you mention the many things that happened at that desk and that made you contemplate further. Thank you!
Thanks, Lisa, glad you enjoyed it! Right, are we doing the work or performing doing the work? These aren't the same... Anyway, thanks for your kind & thoughtful words!
Loved loved loved the Ekstasis essay, and since you said a while back you were still mulling over The Desk, it's nice to get a little follow-up on it!
Thanks, Haley, and again for resharing--it means a lot to a writer to be helped to find the people we're writing to, always!