Writing

Notes on a Slower Morning

Why the first hour of the day has become my most important writing time.

Early sunlight casting the shadow of a glass bud vase and white flowers across a pale wooden surface

Before email and before the news, there is an hour that belongs only to the page. I protect it more carefully than any other part of my day.

Here is how a slower morning became the quiet engine of everything I write.

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