One thing that’s not a hobby but is something I have to do is walk my dog. I’m not the first person to say walking is helpful. For writers, leaving the mental space and returning to a physical sensation in your body is important. Even playing piano is like a physical sport. Because we live so up here [gestures above her head] when we’re writing.
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M Lin
Chinese writer
People's Republic of China
Arts and letters
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Writer M Lin discusses feeling at home, art's political consequences, and why she writes in her second language.
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