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Category Archives: Writing
the lie was the weapon and the plot was empty
“Either peace or happiness, let it enfold you. When I was a young man I felt these things were dumb, unsophisticated. I had bad blood, a twisted mind, a precarious upbringing. I was hard as granite, I leered at the … Continue reading
The Massacre of Innocents
THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS William Jay Smith (1946) Because I believe in the community of little children Because I have suffered such little children to be slain: I have gazed upon the sunlight, dazed, bewildered, As is a child … Continue reading
moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out
“For nothing is fixed, forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are … Continue reading
Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.
Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you. Walt Whitman Happy Birthday Walt “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” is a poem about a man taking the Brooklyn ferry home from Manhattan at the end of a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, USA, Writing
Tagged Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York City, Poetry, Walt Whitman
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Banned But Unburnable
To protest widespread book bans in the U.S., Canadian author Margaret Atwood has collaborated with her publishers on a fireproof edition of her most famous—and often banned—novel, The Handmaid’s Tale. The unique issue was produced by Rethink, an independent creative agency, and made in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Canada, Freedom of Speech, USA, Writing
Tagged book burning, censorship, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
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What Kind of Days Are These
WHAT KIND OF DAYS ARE THESE Adrienne Rich There’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass grows uphill and the old revolutionary road breaks off into shadows near a meeting-house abandoned by the persecuted who disappeared into … Continue reading
how the story ends
“lastly, three apples fell from the sky; one for our story’s heroes, one for the person who told their tale, and one for those who listened and promise to share. And with that, they all achieved their hearts’ desires. Let … Continue reading
Never open a book with the weather
I’ve been a fan of the late novelist Elmore Leonard for as long as I can remember. While his humor always showed through, I think it was his efforless prose that grabbed my attention. It’s a fool’s errand to try … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 