Why I write

Daddy issues, fast women, and free pastrami
By Neal Pollack
Manifesto · From the October 2003 magazine
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In conclusion, let me extol the writer’s life. Let me place it on a pedestal far out of proportion with its importance to the rest of the world. Essays like this are the cornerstone of my existence, because people pay me to write them. Who am I to say no at these rates? I write to inspire the children. We are our children, and they are we. Young people of Canada, I implore you: Write! Write, my dear hearts, write! Write until your fingers fall off and then have your excellent national health-care service reattach them so you can write some more! If you keep writing, life will bestow upon you its ultimate reward. This is a dream I would wish for everyone. Someday, you’ll all be just like me.
Neal Pollack’s novel, Never Mind The Pollacks, was published in September.
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