The Signal & The Spiral

The Signal & The Spiral

Own Your Inner Grinch

What the Grinch Teaches Us about Creativity and Community

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Melissa A. Rosati
Dec 18, 2025
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Somewhere between the holiday lights and hosting last weekend’s family Cookie Festival, I realized that the biggest saboteur in my writing life is not time, or technology, or even a bout of the winter blues.

My biggest saboteur is my Inner Grinch.

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