Monthly Archives: March 2018

Our Mountain

“I never compete against the other snowboarders. I compete against the mountain, because if the other snowboarders aren’t great that day, I can not be my best and still win, but my goal is to be the best.”   Shaun White, … Continue reading

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Emerging Authors

“I read your issues like clockwork! I’m a literary agent, and there’s such a great cast of emerging writers on this site that I’m always checking in to see if there’s anyone who might be looking for representation for longer … Continue reading

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Motivating Miler

Sir Roger Bannister, the legendary runner, passed away this weekend. He made history in 1954 by breaking the four-minute mile barrier, a feat widely thought impossible. Even Roger, a  medical student at the time, doubted it could be done — … Continue reading

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Something Wonderful

We Like March We like March — his shoes are Purple. He is new and high — Makes he Mud for Dog and Peddler — Makes he Forests Dry — Knows the Adder’s Tongue his coming And begets her spot … Continue reading

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Full-throttle Freedom

When  James Patterson was asked in an interview about “The Book That My Life,” he said, “I read The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman in 1970 while I was getting my master’s in English at Vanderbilt. The book’s … Continue reading

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A Minute

“You have only just a minute, Only sixty seconds in it Force upon you, can’t refuse it, Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it But it’s up to you to use it. You must suffer if you lose it Give account … Continue reading

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