Short essays and reflections on writing, curiosity, and the small, made up questions that eventually turn into novels.

A Question About Closeness After Isolation

After COVID, many of us returned to familiar structures in search of stability. This essay follows one question about what tight groups teach us—about belonging, pressure, and who we become together after disruption.

Why is this newsletter called Long Answers to Made Up Questions?

I believe no matter the discipline – no matter how much work has already been done by others – an artist has to invent their own way of understanding what they're making each time they start something new. That might sound obvious, but when you sit down to write a