http://www.allochthonous.com/2009/03/05/why-do-you-write/ for readers and writers who care about place Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:50:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.allochthonous.com/2009/03/05/why-do-you-write/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Deonne Kahler Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:04:06 +0000 http://www.allochthonous.com/?p=144#comment-735 Thanks for the kind words, Summer! And for this wonderful piece. Art is inherently important because it connects us to ourselves and each other, and it's such a shame that artists in this country have to continually justify their worth. Art is the heart of existence. Without it, life would just be biology. Thanks for the kind words, Summer! And for this wonderful piece. Art is inherently important because it connects us to ourselves and each other, and it’s such a shame that artists in this country have to continually justify their worth. Art is the heart of existence. Without it, life would just be biology.

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