making decisions - by Ava - bookbear express

why do we change?

Dana Schutz, Assembling an Octopus, 2013, I quit my job. I told the company a month ago, but I left on May 18. Last week I went to New York to see S. It was a good visit, though I was puffy from allergies and got sick halfway through. We went upstate for the weekend, to a farmhouse halfway between Cold Spring and Beacon, and it was hot and green and immensely charming. When I came back I was surprised by how much dust had accumulated in my apartment. I quit my job because I make money from my writing, and I wanted more time to write, and I have non-writing projects I want to work on. Also,…

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