Aces

We all get jealous from time to time — what wakes the green-eyed monster for you?

Big writing talent. Though it’s inspiring to read a powerful book or beautifully crafted passage, part of what’s inspired is jealousy. I sit there staring at the words lined up so sweetly, thinking “read ‘em and weep,” like we’re in a card game and the other writer has just laid down the aces. I slump over my own cards and think, I could never have laid those down, they aren’t even in my hand. Someone else was de...