“First of all, you need to relax,” Mom said. She put her hand on Rita’s wrist. “Calm down. Never hold a paring knife like you want to kill someone. It’s not a weapon. It’s an instrument. You need to learn that. Maybe someday you’ll want to become a surgeon.”
The Rest of the Hemingway Effect
Creative cognition — the imagination — is a wondrously incomprehensible thing.
Top 3 Worthwhile Books on Writing
My hat is off to Martha Nichols for offering up the first true guide for anyone who understands the significance of being a writer in the 21st century.
The Opposite of Zen?
What if you’re an artist, particularly a poet or someone who writes fiction? Perhaps some of us aren’t meant to be ready.
Freezing Our Asses Off at the Feet of Al Gore
I do, however, want to share a number of ironies and interesting tidbits about An Inconvenient Truth that should at least be amusing, if not downright deep.
What Do Mistakes Say About Writers?
I can’t arrive at true and realistic final edits for my essays, articles, or even comments until I’ve posted online whatever I’ve composed in draft form offline.
The Psychology of Sound
I’ve spent my entire life astounded by the magic of music, appreciating everything from opera and Gregorian chant to bluegrass and every kind of jazz there is. But what exactly is being touched in us and inspired when we listen […]
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