the koan of writing

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“The significant story possesses more awareness than the writer writing it. The significant story is always greater than the writer writing it. This is the absurdity, the disorienting truth, the question that is not even a question, this is the koan of writing.”   ~Joy Williams

 

from the essay, “Uncanny Singing That Comes from Certain Husks”

Smart People Do More Drugs–Because of Evolution – Entertainment – The Atlantic Wire

There’s a very interesting article with an uncommon theory over at The Atlantic Wire. Take a look at the theory which says smart people are more likely to try drugs and tell me what you think!

Quote from article:

“Psychoactive drugs, therefore, are evolutionarily pretty new to humans. Which means that smart people, according to the theory, will be more likely to take psychoactive drugs.”

Smart People Do More Drugs–Because of Evolution – Entertainment – The Atlantic Wire.