Why Stephen Elliott writes

I’m a big fan of Stephen Elliott’s Happy Baby, and I’m very much looking forward to picking up his new book, The Adderall Diaries, soon. Of late he’s also been editing The Rumpus, which has very quickly become one of the best literature and culture sites around. A couple weeks ago, he published a very fine essay of his own there: “Why I Write,” in which he addresses the question with straightforward and sincere eloquence.