Daily Drafts & Dialogues

Daily Drafts & Dialogues

RE: The Urge to Delete Everything

This urge comes at the worst, and best, times. Doesn’t it? Right on time. At the end/beginning of each and every year. *sigh*

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K. E. Creighton
Dec 04, 2025
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Have you ever felt the urge to delete everything you’ve ever written or created in one fell swoop, in an attempt to ‘start over again’ or ‘save face’? (Is there a German word for this? I feel like the Germans should have at least one good word to describe this sentiment for some reason. Or maybe the French do? If so, let me know.)

For example, last night…

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