Drew Magary on THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT
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You Make a Living Off of Dad Jokes?
I think i struggled for a long time against myself defining myself by what i couldn't do. When i went deaf, i was thinking about the fact that i was deaf a lot and my resa couldn't smell. I had to e tis pack because those things, i felt, were intrinsic to my identity. And it turned out to not be the case that i could forge a new identity and live comfortably in a just the disabilities that i have. As a result, it took years getting back to work. For you as a writer is a huge part of your recovery. There's a joy in taking comfort in realizing that there's always gouod be work to be done but that
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