In my Critical Practices class for graduate school in Literature, we discussed the development of English and Literature as an academic subject and the difficulties that the humanities are having pres… more →
Walking the WallKelly wrote 6 months ago: In my Critical Practices class for graduate school in Literature, we discussed the development of En … more →
Kelly wrote 10 months ago: “Love builds up the broken wall and straightens the crooked path. Love keeps the stars in the … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: A friend of mine sent me a quote: “Those who think life is so gloomy have clearly never danced … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: “I’ve dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my idea … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: I have always loved William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence, especially the famous lines: To see … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: A HOPI ELDER SPEAKS: “You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: “It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely a … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we belie … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: Down with the flu, alternating between chills and sweats, I pulled out a book I picked up looking br … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: My personal quote, if you will, has been for many years a quote by Robert Fulghum: I believe that im … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: Stop and enjoy, as Thich Nhat Hanh says: “We have more possibilities available in each moment tha … more →
Kelly wrote 1 year ago: A flower’s appeal is in its contradictions – so delicate in form yet strong in … more →
Kelly wrote 2 years ago: I sat up at 5am this past morning, wide awake, thinking I was late for work. I first realized it was … more →
Kelly wrote 2 years ago: “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest … more →
Kelly wrote 2 years ago: “People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real mira … more →
Kelly wrote 2 years ago: (This is from my miniature Japanese Maple and is a bit smaller than a nickle) “If one could … more →
Kelly wrote 2 years ago: Driving home tonight in the fog down empty streets certainly made me think about Neil Gaiman’s … more →
Kelly wrote 2 years ago: It seems that we need the noise or distraction a little more than we thought. My family decided, wit … more →
Kelly wrote 2 years ago: William Blake wrote A Divine Image in two forms, one from Songs of Innocence, and one from Songs of … more →