When it comes to Valentine's Day, do you find yourself mulling over the remaining dozen or so cards left at the drugstore, trying to decide whether the kitten with the googly-eyes exclaiming "You're purrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect!" is any better or worse than the over-sized card with a creepily happy train chugging out the words, "I chooo-choo-choose YOU!"…
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Another year, come and gone. Here are ten reflections from writers thinking about the future and dealing with their pasts: 10. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the…
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Christmas is a time when we all want to express just the right words about how much we love one another, to celebrate the year that was, and to anticipate and hope for the future. Here are ten sentiments by writers who may reflect what you are feeling during this holiday season. 1. In the…
For many of us, one of the most anticipated and happiest things about the holidays is having a few days off to catch up on reading and writing. If you know someone who loves to while away the hours with a good book or a pad and pen, here are ten gift ideas to make…
Thanksgiving is a time of abundance: of food, of family, of friends. Here are ten thoughts from authors who have reflected on the holiday in many different ways. 1. “One Day is there of the Series / Termed Thanksgiving Day. / Celebrated part at Table / Part in Memory.” ~ Emily Dickinson 2. “’I do…
Coffee table books fall into two camps generally: those whose pressing seems to have been authorized merely to appease the desperate shopper who has given as a gift the Random-Bath-Stuff-Basket far too many times... and those with real artistic merit. To help you find those gems among the junk, here are suggestions of my own…
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There are some things we will just never know: why do we have so many unmatched socks, and what do all those keys we carry around actually unlock? But bigger than all of these mysteries is one of the ultimate ones...the loss to humanity of some possibly important works of literature. This week, Megan Gambino,…
We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate. ~Henry Miller Ahhh… summer. I do a lot of heavy reading during the year and I love it. But when summer comes and I spend hours and hours in the Texas heat at the local pools, I often want something lighter to read. I…
