Doubt Monster

Doubt Monster

Letting Go is Letting In

Pruning is painful but productive—for manuscripts and closets alike

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Amy L Bernstein
Jun 18, 2024
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Moths had infested my clothes closet.1 I told myself the problem wasn’t that bad. For months, I implemented half-measures: cedar discs, vinyl bags, white-girl magic. I let the dry cleaner repair tiny holes in my sweaters, as if that would be an end to it. I cursed those moths, and killed them too.

But the little buggers persisted…and the problem only grew…

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