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the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Kokubunji, 2024.08.22

I've been doing a lot of writing, lately, largely on a novel I started in 1991 (yes, I'm one of those people). I've been pretty happy with it, especially in my ability to write actual characters now. Then I picked up The Tempest, by Shakespeare, and now I reckon everything I've ever written has to be burned. Who do I read Shakespeare!

rand()m quote

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

—Vincent Van Gogh