John Rockwell: “In our day, artists — writers especially — have found new outlets in the magical world of Web sites and Internet blogs, or e-mail messages to their friends detailing their travels and thoughts. The sheer outpouring of words on the Internet, words that are sometimes thoughtful and artful and even sometimes read, gives evidence of an enormous need on the part of vast numbers of people to pour themselves out creatively, whether the results are paid for or even seen or heard by others.”
The article is about art and fame and I, like Rockwell, am absolutely impressed (blown away, in fact) with those who create—be it through writing, painting, singing, designing web sites, what have you—because they can't not do it. I'm still trying to figure out what it is I can't not do, although—and it sucks that I get my biggest urges to do so while away from the computer—writing may be one of those things.
