Vowel Movements

“The always interesting Bonnie Tsui on the connection between creativity and physical activity. “For someone who is not a professional swimmer, I spend an awful lot of time under water. I consider it an act of mobile meditation: Sensory input is muffled, so the chaos of the surface world eventually recedes. What’s left is activity—familiar, comforting, and hypnotic, almost second nature. My brain, normally trying to create order out of chaos, is free to fumble for deeper meaning. This is especially useful as a writer: I believe I generate my best material while swimming.” Why So Many Writers Are Athletes. (Can we change that headline to Why So Many Writers Attempt Physical Activity, No Matter How Embarrassing? I really don’t want my pilates instructor to extend my plank session to punish me for describing myself as an athlete…)