A couple of years ago I put together an anthology entitled simply “River”, a collection of stories by some remarkable writers, including Irene Radford, Nisi Shaw, Joshua Palmatier… In my…Continue readingThe Only River
Most painters use a brush or palette knife. However, BuzzFeed tells us, artist Iris Scott has mastered the art of finger-painting. Just like a piano player does not play a…Continue readingFinger painting genius
— in theory and in practice An animated video features an 81-second TED-Ed lesson called “Lessons from Auschwitz: The Power of Our Words.” Watch it (link below), but the gist…Continue readingThe power of words …
My first tweet wasn’t exactly profound. “Hello world” was all it said. Flavorwire looked up “The First Tweets of 25 Writers We Love” and none of them were actually profound,…Continue readingWhat did your first tweet say?
I’m rarely envious of other’s homes and possessions, but … sigh … ~~~ Pulitzer Prize biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin recently spoke to The Wall Street Journal reporter Marc Myers about…Continue readingIn the House of Books
…I read Chekhov.’ Reading Chekhov for a few minutes makes you better at decoding what other people are feeling. But scientists say that spending the same amount of time with…Continue reading‘I know how you’re feeling…