The Line Between - Lacey Louwagie

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The Line Between

A collection of 6 posts

My Reading Life: Bleaker House by Nell Stevens

Ah, the lure of “If Only …” to writers. If only I could quit my job, then I could really focus on my writing. If only I was independently wealthy. If only my kids were older. If only I had my own writing space. If only I could get an MFA.

The Line Between: Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia My rating: 5 of 5 stars What I loved about this book was the way that it portrayed the creative process. Zappia GETS IT when it comes to the desire to escape into an imaginary world, when it comes to that world feeling

The Underside of Imagination in Panther

Yesterday I finished reading Panther by Brecht Evens. It’s an artsy graphic novel that can be read in about an hour — a deceptively short amount of time, considering how impossible it is to shake once you’ve read it. In my exploration of the book, I’m going to

Writing and "Tulpamancy"

At the end of August, Reply All ran a podcast episode called “Making Friends” that has been haunting me since I listened to it on a long drive a couple weeks ago. The episode follows Shea, a 30-year-old woman who says she was about to commit suicide at age 16,

Imagination, Reality, and the Ever-Shifting Line Between

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I relied upon imagination throughout my life to get me through tough times. Because of this, and because, as a writer, my inner life is still very rich and active, one of my favorite themes to see addressed in books and movies

Imagination as Escapism; Imagination as Exploration

I’ve always had an active imagination; I was the kid who could be left alone in my room for hours, totally immersed in whatever story I had concocted for my My Little Ponies. But when I went through some trauma in middle school, imagination filled a new role for