I think that it's a format you can use to be expressive. It's just one tailored to a specific purpose, and you think about how you can use that as a tool to make what you're saying more readily accessible to your audience. I personally love essays, but that's just me.
In the same way, story writing (and even poetry) isn't a total free-for-all. There are still basic tenets you need to follow if you want your writing to make sense and convey meaning in anything but the most abstract sense.
In the same way, story writing (and even poetry) isn't a total free-for-all. There are still basic tenets you need to follow if you want your writing to make sense and convey meaning in anything but the most abstract sense.