Monthly Archives: May 2019

“The All-Star Closer Who Is Trying to Save Bookstores” – when I read this Wall Street Journal headline, I was intrigued. Here’s the scoop: It turns out that Sean Doolittle, a baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals, is a road … Continue reading →

We’ve all had flashes of inspiration – moments when the muse comes down and whispers in our ear and a fabulous idea seems to fall out of the sky and into our head. Who doesn’t want more of these inspirational … Continue reading →

And now, for some uplifting words on intuition from the great Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The magnetism which all original action exerts is explained when we inquire the reason of self-trust. Who is the Trustee? What is the aboriginal Self, on … Continue reading →

When an empire starts a game, he doesn’t say, “work the ball,” he says, “Play ball!” The old-time baseball player who said this had the right idea. Edith Wharton used to write while lounging in her bed every morning. She … Continue reading →

Let’s start this Memorial Day weekend early with a moving meditation about heroism: American Hero by Mary West Jorgensen “Our history is studded with heroic names. These names compose a world roster from which almost every nation may choose one … Continue reading →

Have some short, snappy gems of fiction sparkling in lonely splendor on your computer or in a drawer? Why not consider submitting them to The Masters Review Flash Fiction Contest? Fifteen stories will be selected for a shortlist.The contest is … Continue reading →

“When I finished The Caine Mutiny, I wrote in my work journal … ‘Unless I’m mistaken, this is a good book. But it’s not yet the war novel I mean to write.’ ”   Herman Wouk What an endearing comment — … Continue reading →

“And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture.”   Pablo Neruda “COLLECT WORDS! Buy your own dictionary. Read your dictionary every day. CIRCLE exciting words. The more words you know, the better you will be able to … Continue reading →

Hats off to Hugo! Last night was the finale of a new mini-series of Les Miserables and it was riveting. I’m a huge fan of this story and once again, I’m amazed by Victor Hugo’s virtuoso performance. What an immortal … Continue reading →

A Jelly-Fish Visible, invisible, a fluctuating charm an amber-tinted amethyst inhabits it, your arm approaches and it opens and it closes; you had meant to catch it and it quivers; you abandon your intent. — Marianne Moore