For the builder’s 1st birthday, we had a book-themed party: read favorite children’s books, made books of our own, ate a book worm birthday cake, and party attendees brought a favorite bo… more →
the daily delightsPatrick Shea wrote 45 minutes ago: As my wife wades through an exceptionally long book about Reconstruction, I have heard a good deal o … more →
markrbailey wrote 47 minutes ago: Creative writing. What is that? Not what many people assume – creating, that is, out of thin … more →
achillefiorillo wrote 1 hour ago: The story won a literary Italian price. It was a winter day, one of those cold, gloomy days when the … more →
vbonnaire wrote 21 hours ago: Sparklers! Daddy has them, he has them, he has them — whole bunches of them and you are goin … more →
myblogride wrote 21 hours ago: I was editing my SOP today. There was no one around to help me in this task and it took me almost fi … more →
bakerkline wrote 1 day ago: In his essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell made a list of six rules for writers … more →
Peter wrote 1 day ago: Yesterday was spent feverishly writing a play for the Toronto Fringe Festival’s 24-hour Playwr … more →
tksellman wrote 1 day ago: You could “get” even if you didn’t “give,” but why would you miss out … more →
The Writing Runner wrote 1 day ago: When I wrote my new novel, I knew it was unlike anything I had read or seen reviewed. If you’ … more →
jedimoonshyne wrote 2 days ago: Reprise | Joachim Trier, 2006 The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines the word Reprise as … more →
bakerkline wrote 2 days ago: Anna Karenina is more than 800 pages long. So why does it feel shorter than many 300-page books? As … more →
frankmundo wrote 2 days ago: Poet and Singer Gina Loring This week’s Pause for Poetry focuses on poet and singer Gina Lorin … more →
Michael Van Kerckhove wrote 2 days ago: This afternoon, I finished watching the special features in the Band of Brothers DVD set. Thus com … more →
prayerposemom wrote 2 days ago: I just finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. After I was about 30 pages into … more →
rhacademic wrote 2 days ago: Santa Monica College’s English Dept. has selected The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie So … more →
frankmundo wrote 3 days ago: Author Shelly Rachanow In 2003, Shelly Rachanow, a former attorney in Atlanta, Georgia moved to Cali … more →
Gary Murning wrote 3 days ago: Over recent weeks, a number of people have been asking me if samples of If I Never would be availabl … more →
scienceguy288 wrote 3 days ago: Thunderclouds They rumble forward, undaunted, unchallenged, bringing the cold rain. … more →
darlene anita scott wrote 3 days ago: Photo: Slig77 DeviantArt.com My log for the month of : June Writing/Residency/Fellowship Subm … more →