For the Jane Austen Fan Who Has Everything
Jane Austen’s teenage writings, the 20th anniversary of BBC’s Pride and Prejudice, and Wishbone as Mr. Darcy.
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Start Now. Start Small. Battling the Evil P Twins.
As a long-time fan of Gretchen Rubin’s work and as someone who battles the evil P twins of procrastination and perfectionism, I am giving myself a belated (what else) birthday present: her latest book, “Better Than Before, Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives” (Crown Publishing Group).
Tell them about the dream, Martin
Being able to change perspective and direction, even and perhaps especially when the stakes are high, is one of the hallmarks of creative thought.
The Words Beneath Our Feet
Artist’s Date, New York Weekend Edition: Library Way We walk around all day with our heads full of swirling thoughts, doubting thoughts, thoughts that pull us away from what matters, thoughts that threaten against our better intentions to define and direct us. What if we placed in our way a few reminders of simpler but …
Can spring be far behind? Or, a different happiness
“A writer is dear and necessary for us only in the measure of which he reveals to us the inner workings of his very soul.” ~ Leo Tolstoy Everyone is talking about the prolonged winter weather. On this second day after the vernal equinox, with spring break and baseball’s opening day only days away, we …