Monthly Archives: August 2025

Let’s launch this Labor Day Weekend early with a lovely meditation on work. Kahlil Gibran said that “work is love made visible.” To help us make the most of each day’s labor, let’s keep in mind his powerful poem “On … Continue reading →

“The lab or the factory: You work at one, or the other. “To work in the lab is to embrace the idea that what you’re working on might not work. Not to merely tolerate this feeling, but to seek it … Continue reading →

I love these words of wisdom from The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, a beloved children’s fantasy published in 1961, from the chapter, “Castle in the Air:” “You must never feel badly about making mistakes,” explained Reason quietly, “as long as you … Continue reading →

Sometimes a story touches you and haunts your heart after you’ve laid a book down. For me, this is true of The Red House, a new novel by Mary Morris, the author of both highly regarded literary fiction and nonfiction. … Continue reading →

The Coin Sara Teasdale Into my heart’s treasuryI slipped a coinThat time cannot takeNor a thief purloin —Oh, better than the mintingOf a gold-crowned kingIs the safe-kept memoryOf a lovely thing.

“Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for. … Continue reading →

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”   Cicero Bookworms, take heart! Not only is there evidence that reading books makes people more empathetic and mentally agile, but researchers have found a significant link between reading books … Continue reading →

“Action seems to seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together, and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.”William James “The … Continue reading →

“Less thunder in the mouth, more lightning in the hand.”Apache adage When a pithy saying takes you by the scruff of the neck and shakes you — figuratively speaking, of course — it’s time to sit up and pay attention. … Continue reading →

I’m always on the lookout for healthy ways to energize our days so we can keep our creativity and focus revved up during our writing sessions. A few easy fixes we can all try:* Fruit fix: Adding one cup of … Continue reading →