Books In ProgressHow To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. KendiHard Times by Studs TerkelTime Loops by Eric Wargo Books FinishedDevolution by Max BrooksRising Strong by Brené BrownOn Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen KingBoom-shacka-lacka by William MarquessA Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry What’s this called again? Oh yeah. Writing. Lets’s give …
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For Once, Passing a Nice Milestone
It’s July 20. A Monday. (I had to double check that to make sure.) The year – I won’t say its name; it doesn’t deserve the recognition – is a little over half over. I’m sure that most of us will be happy to bid it farewell this winter. Not that it’ll matter. Time is …
Shelf Life for May 2020
Books In ProgressHow To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. KendiA Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne ParryTime Loops by Eric Wargo Books FinishedNone Books Bought/Found/GivenNone “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero Welcome to the newest installment of Shelf Life for May 2020. Not June. May. I’m …
A Contest Announcement and a Bit of Accountability
There's no way to start this piece that doesn't sound trite and/or hacky. "Life's been crazy, and I haven't kept up with blah blah blah." "Things are hard, and so many unexpected changes in my life blah blah blah." "In these trying times ..." *writer stabs self in eye* Anyway, I haven't dedicated enough (in …
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Care Package for Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Who I Am, Day 3There are quite a few new visitors to this blog and the daily Care Package, so I’m spending the next few days dedicating it to some of the pieces of culture that I count among my favorite. I hope you enjoy them. Poetry: Let America Be America Again by Langston HughesLet …