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Q&A How do I keep an essay about "feeling flat" from feeling flat?

I was invited to participate in an anthology of essays about a tv show. I chose an episode based on the Wikipedia summary (since it had been so long since I had watched it), but after I watched it...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by April Salutes Monica C.‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:31:37Z (over 4 years ago)
I was invited to participate in an anthology of essays about a tv show. I chose an episode based on the Wikipedia summary (since it had been so long since I had watched it), but after I watched it, I felt nothing.

I wrote to the editor and said that I wanted to give up that essay slot to someone who felt more passionate about it. He said that **the flatness itself was interesting, and to explore it.**

I don't want to make anhedonia and depression contagious, nor do I want to be boring. **Any thoughts on how to write about blah-ness in a non-blah way?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-26T14:53:01Z (about 5 years ago)
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