The Receiving

But in the sitting there, there is a sort of bowl or space for the imagination. William Maxwell wrote this wonderful collection of fairy tales—that’s where the bowl image comes from. He was like, I try to be as open and receptive as I can with my brain like a bowl, or my head like a bowl. I’m ready to receive the ideas. And I suppose I’m just so invested in the non-scarcity model, which is like, if you are showing up, stuff will come up. We’re full of material, all of us.

AIMEE BENDER