My husband recently forwarded the essay “10 Rules of Writing” by Amitava Kumar that is too good not to share: “If you have read this essay so far, you are probably a writer. That is what you should write in the blank space where you are asked to identify your occupation. I say this also …
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring Happy birthday to J. R. R. Tolkien! See the bottom of this post for a fun clip of the cast and crew of The Hobbit showing off (or not) their knowledge of the man himself. One …
“You can begin to feel your own existence as absolutely fundamental.” ~ Alan Watts Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU0PYcCsL6o
When I went to college oh-so-many years ago, I rolled my eyes at schedules and routines. You see, I knew that I performed best without too many restrictions or limitations, when I was free to do whatever, whenever. It had worked for me in high school, so college would be no different. Or so I …
The next in my series of Artist’s Dates in New York City was unexpected. My son and I had planned to visit the free Game of Thrones Exhibition (GoT will figure later in this series of Artist’s Dates posts), but when we arrived on a sunny Sunday morning, well before the opening time, the line …