Not sure what started me on this Emily Dickinson kick, but here is a take from her on reading: If I read a book [and] it makes my whole body so cold no fire can …
Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison
Today is Toni Morrison's birthday. In presenting her the Medal of Freedom in May of 2012, President Obama remarked that as a single mother she would carve out a …
Forever
Closing out the work week with great writing and life advice, again from Emily Dickinson: Forever – is composed of Nows" -Emily Dickinson Again, you can read …
Variations on a Theme from Dickinson
Certainly the most poetic writing advice I know of, from Emily Dickinson: Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies - Emily Dickinson from …
Hope, from Emily Dickinson
Did you know Emily Dickinson wrote her poetry on scraps of paper, and never intended to publish. And yet she left behind over 1700 poems. Here is one hopeful …
A Bit of Early Love, from Nicole Krauss
If you haven't read Nicole Krauss's The History of Love, you should. Part of you thought: Please don't look at me. If you don't, I can still turn away. And part …
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A Love Quote from Louise Erdrich
More on the love theme for Valentine's Day, this time from Louise Erdrich: You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are …
A Love Quote from Jane Austen
Looking forward to Valentine's Day Tuesday, how about a love quote from no less than Jane Austen? “There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my …
Sylvia Plath, Remembered
I expect I could fill a whole year of quotes with Sylvia Plath. And this despite the fact that her life was so short, ending at age 30 by suicide on this day in …
Yet More Writing Wisdom from Plath
More writing wisdom from Sylvia Plath today: “Some things are hard to write about. After something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over …