Live Life Deliberately
There’s a mirror in the box that makes it look like he’s disappeared. This is his best magic trick. He’s so good at it he sometimes refuses to come out from behind the mirror, having convinced himself that disappearing leaves behind a wonder that can’t be achieved by being present. Ran Walker is an award-winning…
by Sally Zakariya This floor tile imported from Turkey and installed during a home renovation contains what is believed to be a cross section of an ancient human jawbone. (Courtesy of Reddit user Kidipadeli75 via The Washington Post) Check the counters and floors check all the travertine tiles Look for signs of the old ones…
Side of Right (Not) ©2024 Bob Atkinson Good vs Evil I grew up in my youth with firm faith in our good something I’d not question in back of my mind, a tool I took all those stories bombing with two nuke strikes civilians in Japan Nuking Japanese Civilians th…source
In this episode of ALLi‘s Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway explores the potential US ban on TikTok and its implications for Gen Z readers and authors who use BookTok for book marketing. Dan examines alternative platforms like Discord for author-reader connections, noting that they may not match TikTok’s ability to foster new readers. This discussion…
Yesterday morning my mom, sisters and sister-in-laws gathered in a joyful celebration; a birthday… Happy birthday, Karen 🎂🌷 (picture used with permission; photographer my sister, Lucy) (click HERE for a record of some of the prayer requests shared over the years for Karen and my brother Dave, her husband. We were each invited to…
Of Leadership Devoid ©2024 Bob Atkinson Leadership I hear of violence imparted slapping of women without remorse on the streets of New York City how could this have gotten started Trash Person how could we raise our children to grow callous in their rage havi…source
watching it all fall down…source
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world. With a total value of over £30,000, and now in its fifteenth year, it is unique for rewarding writing of exceptional quality which is set in the past. The Prize was founded in 2009, and is traditionally awarded…
Corinne Fowler, photo by Osborne Photography Corinne Fowler is Professor of Colonialism and Heritage in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. She is co-investigator of the Leverhulme Rural Racism Project, led by Professor Neil Chakraborti at the University’s Centre for Hate Studies. In 2020 Corinne co-authored an audit of peer-reviewed research about National Trust…
From Public Books: John Guillory is an award-winning teacher and scholar. His varied and influential work includes Poetic Authority: Spenser, Milton, and Literary History (Columbia University Press, 1983) and the field-transforming Cultural Capital: The Problem of Literary Canon Formation (University of Chicago Press, 1993). His brilliant new book, Professing Criticism: Essays on the Organization of Literary Study, argues that modern…