“Listen,” my dad said. “Be a good listener.” I grew up as a fan of superheroes, sure, and of mountain men, and of good-guy gunslingers who disappeared after the town was saved, and of self-less soldiers, and of super-sleuth detectives … Continue reading
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.” ~ Andre Gide True as Gide’s statement is, being hated for any reason can be pretty ugly sometimes. Especially if it … Continue reading
“The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget yourself, and think of others.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale I’m torn between two thoughts this week. Well, … Continue reading
“Every utopia – let’s just stick with the literary ones – faces the same problem: What do you do with the people who don’t fit in?” Margaret Atwood It’s true that the people who don’t fit in – the misfits … Continue reading
“Hope is the thing with feathers – that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson Those lines form one of my favorite stanzas by Dickinson or … Continue reading
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that. – Bill Shankly Football and poetry have more in common than you might think. They’re both played on a field … Continue reading
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” – Victor Borge So many times, laughter has saved me. And some of my best friendships have been forged over laughter, some of the best moments in my life. Including times I’ve … Continue reading
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Most of us spend our entire lives in one body (at least I don’t think any full body … Continue reading
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton I’ll admit this up front. I don’t know art lingo. I’m not familiar with technical traits that make a work of art a “masterpiece” … Continue reading
“Creativity is contagious, pass it on” – Albert Einstein What a great thing to pass on! While I was in grad school I met (and made) a wonderful friend in fiction writer Terry Price. He’s the epitome of a Southern … Continue reading