Monthly Archives: April 2022

In honor of Indie Bookstore Day: There is no Frigate like a BookTo take us Lands awayNor any Coursers like a PageOf prancing Poetry –This Traverse may the poorest takeWithout oppress of Toll –How frugal is the ChariotThat bears the … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 30, is Independent Bookstore Day all across the country. Indie bookstores in all 50 states will be celebrating—hundreds of them!This year, we absolutely, positively need it more than ever! Some indies will host safe, fun in-store events and … Continue reading →

“You can go to France and mention Boo Radley, and people will know who you mean.” To Kill a Mockingbird fan Today. April 28, is Harper Lee’s birthday—she was born in 1927. Let’s ponder her greatest triumph for a moment. … Continue reading →

“If you hear a voice within you saying ‘You are not a painter,’ then by all means paint…and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh What wonderful advice for us as writers as well. As creatives chasing our muses, … Continue reading →

Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, penned the following more than 2,000 years ago: THE SIX MISTAKES OF MAN 1. The delusion that personal gain is made by crushing others. 2. The tendency to worry about things that cannot be … Continue reading →

Advertising. Bloodstained. Cold-blooded. Fashionable. Hobnob. Moonbeam. New-fangled. Puking. Swagger. Worthless. Zany.Words coined by Shakespeare It’s been more than 450 years since Shakespeare put pen to paper and in honor of the day that his birth is celebrated, April 23rd, it … Continue reading →

In nature, nothing exists alone.”   Rachel Carson “Be gentle with the earth.”   The Dalai Lama Today, April 22, is Earth Day. Let’s launch the weekend by celebrating the earth’s fragile beauty together: God’s WorldEdna St. Vincent Millay “O world, I … Continue reading →

Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde is a favorite of mine. Perhaps its his amazing range: He could go from 0 to 60 in a heartbeat, from the wicked humor of The Importance of Being Earnest to the … Continue reading →

This is a process that we might call “getting to zero,” when an artist — or anyone, really — digs through all the sap that gets encrusted around a career or relationship and retouches the intrinsic impulse that got him … Continue reading →

The chemistry of the body is inseparable from the chemistry of the brain. Movement can stimulate anyone. I can’t say enough about the connection between body and mind; when you stimulate your body, your brain comes alive in ways you … Continue reading →