Poetry: Mimesis by Fady Joudah Minimalist art: Vija Celmin’s Ocean Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “The good and wise lead quiet lives.” – Euripedes Forest: Redwood National Park, California Photo credit: travelandleisure.com Song: Overkill by Motorhead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlzTET_8SQg Animal: Guianan cock-of-the-rock Photo credit: oiseau.net
Month: May 2019
Care Package for May 12, 2019
Poetry: Mother’s Day by Bruce Lansky Minimalist art: Elisaveta Sivas’ Mother Feeding a Baby Photo credit: elisaveta-sivas.blogspot.com Quote: “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou Forest: Mossy Forest, Malaysia Photo credit: visitmalaysia.info Song: Mama’s Eyes by …
Care Package for May 11, 2019
Poetry: The Powwow at the End of the World by Sherman Alexie Minimalist art: Narcissus’ Garden by Yayoi Kasuma Photo credit: designbridge.com Quote: “It’s no use saying, “We are doing our best.” You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.” – Winston S. Churchill Forest: Sagano Bamboo Forest Grove, Kyoto, Japan Photo credit: …
Care Package for May 10, 2019
Poetry: Nerve by Geoffrey Hilsabeck Art nouveau: Gustav Klimt’s Poppy Field Photo credit: bartongalleries.com Quote: “Men are born to succeed, not to fail.” – Henry David Thoreau Architecture: Incheon Tri-Bowl in South Korea Photo credit: modernhomedesign-ie.blogspot.com Song: “Frontier Psychiatrist” by The Avalanches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrnkK2YEcE Animal: Japanese bush warbler Photo credit: wikipedia.org
Why I Write: Writing from the Hartt
“I feel like a farmer watching his corn grow. This is great!” It was another Wednesday morning at The Stowe Reporter, the weekly newspaper in Stowe, VT, that gave me my first full-time job as a reporter. We were up against our deadline, and I was in my office, pounding out the last article I …