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Please enjoy a running list of my creative endeavors.

1. I took a pottery class.

2. I wrote a book of poetry.

3. I wrote a Modern Love essay. (It was never published.)

4. I — briefly — got really into making collages.

5. I took guitar lessons.

6. I took piano lessons.

7. I took voice lessons.

8. I filled a notebook full with unfinished songs.

9. I took a jewelry-making class. I finished two silver rings.

10. I wrote ¾ of a play.

11. I started my memoir.

12. I hosted an indie radio show.

13. I learned one of Beyoncé’s dance routines.

14. I own four film cameras.

15. I own one digital camera.

16. I tried, and utterly failed, to learn how to draw American Traditional tattoos.

17. I recorded a podcast with a professional magician.

18. I did one, successful, magic trick.

19. I started an Instagram account dedicated to finding the best worst dive bar martini.

20. I started a TikTok account dedicated to finding moments of awe in the everyday.

21. I wrote an animated short film.

22. I continue to write and experiment feverishly.

I do not know what — if any — of these endeavors will stick. I am starting to think that’s the point.