24. Congratulations on Ranking 128th Again
I discovered I was a bestseller. And then time passed.
There’s a zen saying:
For the beginner, mountains are mountains, rivers are rivers.
For the student, mountains are not mountains, rivers are not rivers.
For the master, mountains are mountains, rivers are rivers.
Something along those lines.
Good enough
Years ago, when I was fresh out of graduate school, still wet behind the ears as a writing mentor, I would …
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