Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in -Leonard Cohen
I have been thinking about stories and why they matter, why we listen and want more. No matter how old we are, we want to hear the end of the story. And why do the best stories stay with us? Tolkein believed that it had something to do with the way the human imagination is [...]
The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive thesaurus and dictionary. It lets you visually explore the relationships between thematically related words. And it’s fun! There are some great articles on writing, books and authors. Check it out. Today the Backstory article on WP is featured. http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
The debut issue of Relief Journal is now out. My daughter Claire, and I both have poems in the first issue, but that’s not the only reason I like the journal. It’s taken on a big task. To quote from their website, “Relief seeks to bridge the gap between mainstream fiction and cotton-candy Christianity,” and [...]
The good folks at Jackson St. Books, Dan and Tammy Domike. Jackson St. Books may be a little hard to find; it’s tucked away in the back of a small shopping mall, but it’s well worth the effort. The bookstore is warm and homey and there are a number of autographed copies of books in [...]