• On the craft of writing

    When I grow up

    “I want to be like that person when I grow up.” How many times have you said something like that in your lifetime? No doubt the sentiment was expressed many times in your youth, if not out loud, then at least in your mind. You may have wanted to be like your parents. You may have discovered a neighbor with a cool job. Perhaps you dreamed of being like your favorite athlete. Or maybe you hoped to step on stage alongside a talented pop star. Whatever ambitions you may have had for yourself, many were generated by observing others in…