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Why I Write
I write because I like words. The way they sound. Alone. In sequence. The way they mean things. How their meanings change, multiply, when collected together. I like sentences even...
Why I Write
I write because I like words. The way they sound. Alone. In sequence. The way they mean things. How their meanings change, multiply, when collected together. I like sentences even...
Will Poole's Island
Classic tales can–and should–be told and retold. Will Poole’s Island, by Tim Weed, feels like one of those stories: comfortable, like something you’ve owned forever, yet fresh, because you’re seeing...
Will Poole's Island
Classic tales can–and should–be told and retold. Will Poole’s Island, by Tim Weed, feels like one of those stories: comfortable, like something you’ve owned forever, yet fresh, because you’re seeing...
The Ides of April
I was born on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The day the Titanic sank. A day feared and dreaded by Americans. Tax Day. April 15. The Ides of April....
The Ides of April
I was born on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The day the Titanic sank. A day feared and dreaded by Americans. Tax Day. April 15. The Ides of April....
Five great uses of landscapes in literature
Sometimes in stories landscapes aren’t just for scenery. In The Hobbit, Tolkien personifies landscapes, using them to signal turns in the plot. Old castles wear evil looks; Gandalf disappears. Stormy...
Five great uses of landscapes in literature
Sometimes in stories landscapes aren’t just for scenery. In The Hobbit, Tolkien personifies landscapes, using them to signal turns in the plot. Old castles wear evil looks; Gandalf disappears. Stormy...