Monthly Archives: June 2019

On the night of  June 6, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered a statement to the American people over the radio announcing the Normandy invasion. His words took the form of a prayer, simple, beautiful, and powerful: “Almighty God: Our … Continue reading →

“The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up  and get to work.”    Chuck Close Chuck … Continue reading →

And now for some inspiring words from the beloved children’s writer, Roald Dahl: “When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk, across valleys and mountains and things, and you get the first view of what you … Continue reading →

“The easiest thing to do on earth is not to write.”   William Goldman Words loaded with dynamite! They have the ring of truth, don’t they? We’ve all been there at one time or another: facing the temptation not to write … Continue reading →

And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look, or whether we listen, … Continue reading →