The first post-pandemic Leap Day

The COVID-19 pandemic split time into before and after sections as significantly as B.C. and A.D.

Today is the first Leap Day of our new era.

By new era, I mean the post-pandemic times we now find ourselves in.

Even though it’s only been four years since 2020, COVID-19 seems to have split time into before and after sections as significantly as B.C. and A.D (or BCE and CE, if you prefer).

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On killing your darlings

AI-generated image of candy hearts, with "RIP" on top.

This being Valentine’s Day, maybe “On killing your sweethearts” would be a more appropriate title for this post. But since most writers are familiar with the phrase “kill your darlings,” let’s stick with that.

I was scrolling through Threads last night when I ran across a discussion about the phrase, thanks to a post by the novelist Michael Chabon.

“Kill your darlings” post by Michael Chabon on Threads.
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