Lois Lowry & Me
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Posted in Around the Web, the writing process | 1 Comment »I've never met Lois Lowry and I doubt she has any idea how terrific I am. But for my money time, she writes one of the few truly excellent blogs out there by authors. I mean to say, it's not ...
Hey, Look! It’s the Nietzsche Family Circus
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 Posted in Around the Web | 1 Comment »I quite enjoyed this story by Tim Vanderburg, a guest blogger at Pop Candy. Tim recalls how by writing a piece of fan mail, he became influential in updating the mom's hairstyle in the comic strip, "The Family Circus." Just a ...
Music Video Weekend: “Devil’s Spoke,” “Alpha Shallows,” and “Rambling Man” by Laura Marling
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 Posted in Music | No Comments »I'm working over the holidays while my family plays. I hear it's beautiful outside, but that's just an ugly rumor to me, the devil whispering in my ear. I want to finish this book today, stuck in this windowless basement. ...
Poetry Thursday: “Dinner”
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 Posted in the writing process | 3 Comments »I came across this poem from a while back, thought I'd share it here -- with my Nation of Readers -- rather than stuff it back into the already stuffed file folder. Actually, I dug it out because it expressed ...