Carve out a time to write and then ignore the writer’s block. Show up to write, even if nothing comes right away. When your body shows up to the page at the same time and place every day, eventually your mind — and your muse — will do the same. Graham Greene famously wrote 500
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Steph and me at the end of a pretty awesome day. Not that there’s an apprpropriate or adult way to use the phrase “totally awesome” but I seem to do it in the most inappropriate places – like, in a crypt. Not sure if I’m chanelling Bill and Ted or Cartman-ala-Reginald. But I just overheard
“Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl I’ve always loved Dahl. His being a Welshman and my being a West Virginian seemed to draw me to him.
I wear a cowlick. There’s nothing for it but to grin and bear it. And try not to be too conscious of the huge gaping forehead it inevitably doesn’t shadow. Pa has one. But he’s a man and wears Lucky Tiger and can get away with things like cowlicks. And pompadours. Me…I’m thinking about taking
I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental
Type your answer to the questions into flickr search -Using only the first page, pick an image -Copy and paste each of the urls in the Mosaic Maker 1. What is your first name? 2. What is your favorite food? 3.What high school did you go to? 4.What is your favorite color? 5.Who is your
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” ~Anton Chekhov
5 Tees 4 Pair Leggings 3 Dresses 2 Jeans 1 Cashmere Sweater 1 Pair of Pajamas belonging to The Euro Sundries (pillow case) Flight Socks, Eye mask, Lotions & Potions Electronics Am ridiculously proud of myself for being able to compact a week’s worth of luggage (sans shoes) into one not-large suitcase. Have a sneaking
Me: So. You really think its gonna bring about the end of the world? Him: Possibly. Me: That we’ll all be sucked into some Swiss-manufactured black hole? Him: There’s always a chance. Me: You’re serious? Him: No. The Euro is a bit of an amateur physicist/cosmologist (No. Not Cosmetologist, auntie). He’s the one who, some
“The major difference between Tolstoy and Flaubert is that Tolstoy worked from life, Flaubert from ideas—and in this instance, from a very poor idea, which was hatred of the bourgeoisie and of provincial life. Of the two men, Tolstoy had the larger heart, which gave him the greater appreciation of the complexity of human existence
