Monthly Archives: October 2022

I love Halloween! After carving my pumpkin, I can’t wait to see all the kids on my street in their cute costumes. In past years, I’ve seen fairies, princesses, and even an adorable walking dictionary! And speaking of Halloween, here’s … Continue reading →

Passage Every leaf that falls stops falling. I once thought that leaves were leaves. Now I think they are feeling, In search of a place— someone’s hair, a park bench, a finger. Isn’t that like us, going from place to … Continue reading →

A story and a solution: “Warren Bennis’ title is ‘University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration’ at the University of Southern California. He serves on a number of high-powered boards. He has written several popular, readable, and practical books…. … Continue reading →

Thirty days and nights of literary abandon! No plot? No problem!”NaNoWriMo  A heads up for anyone who’s been noodling around a novel project: National Novel Writing Month (also known as NaNoWriMo) is fast approaching. November isn’t all voting, turkey, and … Continue reading →

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding justices ever to have held a seat on the Supreme Court. He was known as the “Great Dissenter” because he disagreed with the other judges he served … Continue reading →

“First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream. And finally, dare.” Walt Disney When it comes to the imagination, Walt is timeless. The worlds he created continue to enchant children and remind adults what it’s like to dream and dare. Here are … Continue reading →

“Books aren’t written—they’re rewritten, including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it.” Michael Crichton Today, October 23, is Michael Crichton’s birthday—he was born in 1942, in the … Continue reading →

Winter Trees All the complicated details of the attiring and the disattiring are completed! A liquid moon moves gently among the long branches. Thus having prepared their buds against a sure winter the wise trees stand sleeping in the cold. … Continue reading →

Robert Louis Stevenson came up with the plot for the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde during a dream. Paul McCartney discovered the tune foe his hit song “Yesterday” in a dream.  Mary Shelley’s dream at Lord Byron’s villa inspired … Continue reading →

“You have to write the story that you want to tell.” Maggie O’Farrell Oh, the joys of being in a space full of book lovers and listening to an accomplished author muse about books and writing! This is exactly how … Continue reading →