yes hello calling writers who read poetry. Song lyrics, epics welcome. Surprise me. (I'll comment mine monthly, but you go first 🐽👀🫴🙏)

Today, I stumbled on this illuminating interview with journalist and author Rainesford Stauffer as it came up in my Google Alerts (the keywords I watch: Talking Writing): https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/journalist-rainesford-stauffer-on-reframing-our-definitions-of-success/ "I think a lot of it has been untangling where work begins, where worth ends, and how these things intersect with each other. It would be a lie to say that I don’t derive a sense of meaning—to bring us back full circle—and worth from my work. I think the thing that’s changed the most about that is it’s no longer about reaching an end goal. It’s about how I show up, ideally with others, throughout the process. I think my ambition now is to focus a lot more on what feels sustainable and what pushes me to think about something."

Still one of my favorite articles from The New Yorker: The Work You Do, the Person You Are by Toni Morrison. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/05/toni-morrison-the-work-you-do-the-person-you-are