Omphaloskepsis

 

“Don’t sit around looking inward. That’s boring. In the end your navel contains only lint. You have to propel yourself outward, young writer.”

—Colum McCann, novelist & writing prof, “So You Want to Be A Writer? Essential Tips for Aspiring Novelists,” The Guardian, May 13, 2017. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Editorial Comment: Piffle! Navel lint is under-rated.

 

PeezPIX 

Skyscape, 2014

  

 

 

 

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
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