Ali Dover Essays, books, and letters from a quiet desk

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Essays, books, and letters from a quiet desk

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Before the Coffee Cools: My Predawn Case for Writing by Hand
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Before the Coffee Cools: My Predawn Case for Writing by Hand

There's a stretch of morning—somewhere between 4:45 and 7—that belongs entirely to the notebook. Here's why I gave up the keyboard for a cheap ballpoint, and what the silence taught me about getting out of my own way.