A poem by William Stafford, which quickens my heart. When I read this poem to myself or allowed to others, I think of our ancestry. For some of us, The wiles of Africa stirring with the calls of …
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The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
Book Review"And he was suspended between radiance and darkness. Between bitter irony and faith." "It was the small of her back and her face that got so tired. Their motto was supposed to be ‘Keep on …
Writer vs. the Page
“Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it's always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.” Neil Gaiman Photo credit: …
Cut the Shout from Your Writing
“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke…” F. Scott Fitzgerald Let your words and sentences make the point Once a writer in a crítique group …
What You Do Matters
"Act as if what you do makes a difference." William James Do you love dogs? Like to read mysteries?Sign up for our email list, and be entered in our book contest to win one of three …