The Work of Who We Write For

The writing worth doing is the writing you needed to find when you were young and lost

The speech lasted four minutes. Matthew McConaughey stood there in his tuxedo, Oscar in hand, and laid out three things he needed each day. Something to look up to. Something to look forward to. Someone to chase. The Hollywood crowd shifted uneasily in their seats. Some rolled their eyes. The internet hot take artists called it corny, self-absorbed, ove…