Writing, A Leap of Faith
Writing—or any creative endeavor—to some extent is a leap of faith and a huge personal risk: Faith that what you …
Tag Archives: literature
Books that Changed My Life and the Way I Write
What books were most influential in shaping the way you think and write today? It’s a question I asked myself …
Loss, Desire & the Search for Meaning in Life and Literature
Loss and desire–these are the themes that run through so much of what I’m compelled to write about in my …
The Reason We Are Here on Earth, To Love
I came across these two quotes recently and had to share them with you. Each from very different authors, but …
Satie’s Gnossienne, Forking Paths, and Time’s Ever Presence
Time-travelling—that’s what it feels like when listening to Erik Satie’s Gnossienne. When I close my eyes and let the music …
Franz Wright: Like Touching a Bird’s Exposed Heart
Reading this poem on Vale of Soul-Making struck me to the core, it is so exquisite. That mingling of the …
Still Open to the Beauty of the World
“Your cold mornings are filled with the heartache about the fact that although we are not at ease in this …
“Love After Love.” A Poem. A Feast.
Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your …
Five Debut Novels Worth Sampling
I’ve been putting together a reading list of recently published debut novels that have been making a splash in the …
The “Willing Suspension of Disbelief” in Fiction and Film
What draws a reader into a story and compels her to keep tuning pages? This interests me both as a …
