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Why We Write Jessica Angelson On Monday nights I get together with a few friends to exchange ideas about writing and to exchange pieces that we have written. A few Mondays ago one of those friends was having the most fundamental of creative writing problems. "Why should I ever write anything?" she moaned. "Why should any of us? No one wants to hear anything I have to say because I have nothing new to say …

…live in complete emotional isolation. Some people do not even choose; it is somehow thrust upon them. And this is why writing is so necessary. Writing is one of the most basic substitutes for, as well as supplements of, humyn connection. And this is why, no matter how long humyn existence continues, we will continue to write about our individual experiences with the most universal themes. What drives me to write about my humble experiences?…