I’m starting this blog now simply because I’ve been meaning to for a very long time. I’m currently a student at Amherst College, and will be finishing my senior year this coming term. This blog is probably more therapeutic in nature for myself, a platform for me to start writing more. Anything visitors leave with is most likely unintentional.
A staple of the great Haruki Murakami’s writing is the way his characters get inspired from seemingly random occurences. Murakami himself is said to be inspired this way. When this occurs he describes it as something that “grabs our hearts.” I find that much of what I accomplish follows the same sort of inspiration. The impetus for this blog is one example. If I hadn’t felt particularly bored around 11pm on July 24th, I would not have been overcome by the urge to create this blog.