Is our world truly so divided between those who hate and those who ____?
I am amazed at how polarizing the events in Ferguson, Missouri have been. If Social Media is a barometer, then the world seems to be divided, not by race, not by political party, not by social status or economic status, but by those who hate and those who would prefer...
"Mohandas Gandhi learned…how much better…peaceful non-resistance…"
From James Michener's The Covenant, the epic 1100-page saga of South African history, comes this nugget of wisdom. All quotes below are from this historical novel. With everything happening in Ferguson, MO, my heart aches...why can't we learn from our hundreds of...
Habits of Highly Effective Writers
My buddy and fellow writer, member of my full-of-awesomeness writing group, Kirstin Cronn-Mills, shared this today. It's so good, it's worth posting or printing and rereading or constant reference. http://chronicle.com/article/The-Habits-of-Highly/150053/
The Covenant by James Michener
I've been reading The Covenant for a few weeks now. It's an epic novel--about 1000 pages long! When I put it on my reading list for sabbatical, I had no idea that it was that long--or I might have reconsidered it. It's fictional, but like other Michener epics, it's...
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
This is one of those books I'm embarrassed I hadn't read before. That maybe in certain circles, I'd nod as if I'd read it unless asked directly. (Did I do that? I don't think so, but I might have). When I started it, I was a bit surprised, not knowing that it was a...
What the FRACK is going on?
Happy Halloween! Crazy day: 1. It's Halloween 2. Loft-McKnight application is due today 3. Slider's Son got rejected from Holiday House, so rethinking what to do...where/how to send 4. I've been doing all sorts of research about FRACKING for my novel, currently titled...
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