Some short, wonderful definitions of “essay”
Rebecca Solnit, in her introduction to this year’s edition of Best American Essays, offers some wonderful, succinct definitions of essay. …
Tag Archives: reading
What’s making me happy: Sept. 1 edition
“No, Your Kid Shouldn’t Get a Gold Star for Reading,” by Pamela Paul, New York Times. I’m going to share …
My favorite things: August 25
“The view through Quinn’s window,” CBS Sunday morning. What a heartwarming story! This little boy can’t go outside, so the world …
My favorite book of 2019 so far
I’m happy to say that I’ve read 19 books so far this year — one ahead of schedule. Dare I …
Writing, reading, and Marla Gibbs
I’ve returned to my Camilla Hall manuscript now that the academic year is over. I don’t have anything profound to …
The natural cycles of reading
Seasons and days have their own rhythms. You plant in the spring, harvest in the fall, sleep at night and …
Polar Vortex forces me to blog!
Sundogs over Madison Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Air temperature was -8 degrees F. Photo by author. The polar vortex has …
11 words for writers
More from Susan Sontag on writing from the esteemed Maria Popova at BrainPickings. Popova just started a “Midweek pick-me-up” email …
One key to becoming a better writer
Photo Credit: cobalt123 Flickr via Compfight cc I’m teaching a writing class this summer at my university. It’s the first …
What was the name of that YA series??
For years and years, I could not remember the name of the book series I enjoyed so much as a …
