Typewriters.

They're such a fantastic concept. 

Think about it. There are no backspaces, no copy and paste. One simply writes the best they can, and it’s done. Their train of thought makes a permanent stop in a train station made of paper. It’s permanently there stretched out across a harsh white plane in a timeless, crisp font.  It’s no wonder why the some of the greatest books and poems were written on them, as well as by hand… I think things written in ink have such a deep honesty to them. Of course this doesn’t apply to every single written work, but as a a general theory, it makes sense…

It’s so easy to pretend these days… To cover up our mistakes. To torture thoughts and actions to “near perfection”. We’re a generation obsessed with always getting it right and a burning desire to succeed and be revolutionary, and think that it’s achieved by reaching an unrealistic standard that society has formed for us out of fear and ignorance. Truth of the matter is, we’re not all little robots. I wish people were less afraid of failure. Less afraid of being different. I wish people would take the time to write what they want, but to deeply think about it. I wish I wasn’t so apprehensive about writing terrible poetry, or not writing something that everyone will understand.

The reason I like typewriters and writing letters is because it makes me want to pursue excellence. To the best of my ability. I guess by excellent, I mean totally raw, fearless originality. I want people to feel like I thought about something that I’ve written… That I’m writing how I honestly feel.

A fresh, unclear thought can be put in order on paper. Revision after revision, it may not ever be what you wanted, but how cool is it that you’ve just pulled something out of your brain, your own personal wonderland, and translated it into a physical, legible Daydream On Paper: to either share with the world or just to look back on when you’re old and your opinions have changed. This is one of the reasons I love writing! Words can carry your soul and speak your deepest thoughts long after you’ve disappeared from this life. Would you like to leave something behind? Write it out. Make it beautiful…. But more importantly, make it real.

Say what you mean. Mean what you say.

XOXO