reading

  • Hero’s Journey

    It’s going to be a quick one today. First of all, I have no idea what I’m going to write about. Usually by Sunday morning I know the topic and at least one shrewd play on words I want to squeeze in somewhere, but this week I’ve got nothing. Second, I am preoccupied with planning

    Read more →

  • Refugee

    Maybe this is something I think I’m supposed to be networking more if I want to be a real writer (read: paid writer). I’m supposed to be reading a hell of a lot more, I know that. I don’t even know where to submit my stuff because I don’t read the kind of stuff I

    Read more →

  • Literary Philosophy

    What’s the opposite of teaching to the test? Almost every week after bagel breakfast with friends, I head to the thrift store to scour the book section for anything interesting. They have a deal that is buy four books, get the fifth one free that serves as both a challenge and a good stopping point.

    Read more →

  • Collections

    The importance of holding on to things I love the library. One of very few memories of my childhood is the way I felt standing inside my hometown’s bookmobile that drove down my street every so often. I’d pass through the accordion door and walk up the carpeted steps into a large van lined with

    Read more →