There’s an old adage writers use as a guiding light: “Murder your darlings.” It comes from the English writer, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, and is part of the advice he gives to writers as part of On the Art of Writing: a collection of lectures he gave at Cambridge: “If you here require a practical rule …
Month: April 2020
A TOUCH OF SILVER: Ethan’s Got Talent(ed Friends), pt. 2
A few weeks back, I shared the creative talents of a few friends of mine. Of all the stuff I’ve posted on the blog over the last year and a half or so, that piece ended up in the top five in terms of feedback. In the interest of keeping spirits elevated and sharing the …
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Care Package for Friday, April 17, 2020
The Care Package, aimed at helping you cope with the new normal and the impacts of physical distancing, now includes a list of important phone numbers and websites at the bottom of each edition. I’ll add more as they reveal themselves or occur to me. To lighten the mood, I’ve added a second Care Package …
A DATE WITH HISTORY: Monday, April 16, 1984
#1 Song: Footloose by Kenny Loggins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltrMfT4Qz5Y Bestselling Book: Mayor by Edward I. Koch with William Rauch Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBme5lOcZF4 New In Comic Shops: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #22 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com Sports: Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Photo credit: baseball-reference.com …
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Care Package for Thursday, April 16, 2020
The Care Package, aimed at helping you cope with our new normal and the impacts of physical distancing, now includes a list of important phone numbers and websites at the bottom of each edition. I’ll add more as they reveal themselves or occur to me. To lighten the mood, I’ve added a second Care Package …