I didn't learn how to read until I was at the end of fifth grade and 11 years old and held back. Philip Schultz backendgrade Change image and share on social
The word 'novel' carries, for me, a weight as ominous, all-consuming and unforgiving as any Job encountered. Philip Schultz carryconsumeencounter Change image and share on social
I eventually just imagined being a little boy who was quote unquote 'normal': who could learn like all the kids around me that I felt excluded from. And I imagined myself into one of these and into someone who could read. Philip Schultz boyeventuallyexclude share on social
I'm a painfully slow reader. And to this day, I mean, I love reading, and I'm very careful - very selective about what I read because I don't read very fast and, therefore, not a great deal. Philip Schultz carefuldaydeal Change image and share on social
I can't remember a time when I stepped into an airport or train station without wishing I were somewhere else, doing almost anything else. Just thinking about traveling gives me the willies. Traveling and dyslexia don't really get along. Philip Schultz airportdyslexiaremember share on social
I write slowly, and I write many, many drafts. I probably have to work as hard as anyone, and maybe harder, to finish a poem. I often write a poem over years, because it takes me a long time to figure out what to say and how best to say it. Philip Schultz draftfigurefinish share on social
