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<p>No, no. That was not it, either.</p>
<p>Friends, I will note that, even though I got a little bit frustrated with myself, these <em>were</em> good discussions. I was frustrated with myself because I wanted to help in this endeavor. It was a good idea! It was a good task. I wanted to help but I was not able to succeed, not that day.</p>
<p>So it was that The Woman returned home with the promise to come back the next day after we had both slept on it.</p>
<p>&ldquo;For whom do you write, Rye?&rdquo;</p>
<p>I had an answer ready for this, dear Readers, for this is something that I think about with some frequency. &ldquo;I write for those who need to read.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The Woman tilted her head — she was back to being a skunk, yes, but this is a habit that all of us share within the Ode clade, no matter our shape. &ldquo;I have heard it said so often that one should write for oneself and wait for an audience to come.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;That is popular advice, is it not? There is joy in writing things that no one will read, I will not lie, but that is not how communication works. I would prefer instead to say, &ldquo;Write what you want to see others reading.&rdquo; I would say, &ldquo;Write what you believe others should know.&rdquo; To write solely for yourself is for the act of journalling, not for the act of creation.&rdquo;</p>
<p>She furrowed her brow. &ldquo;I will admit that I spent last night thinking much on this. I thought of our conversation and the types of things that I might write and was stuck on the fact that what joy I am seeking is unrelated simply to an act but more to a way of being. Why, after all, would I simply put pen to paper and then close the book? That is just the motions of writing without a goal.&rdquo; A faint smile tugged at the corner of her mouth and, yes, this, too, was a blessing. &ldquo;Though I am told that there is joy in fine pens and fine paper, too.&rdquo;</p>
<p>I laughed, reached into a pocket, and withdrew my current favorite pen. It is, you may be surprised to hear, quite plain. It is round and it is long. It has a cap that posts on the back. The nib is nothing special. It is a demonstrator aaa</p>
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