- This beautiful, beautiful piece (by A. Papatya Bucak in Brevity) that reads like a manifesto for the writing life. You'll be happy you read it.
- Another wonderful piece (by Lisa Fay Coutley in Passages North) on writing, place, and longing.
- Anne Valente's An Elegy for Mathematics (Origami Zoo Press). A poetic, innovative book of so-called "small stories." Read one of the pieces, "He Who Finds It Lives Forever" online at Necessary Fiction.
- Lynda Barry's syllabus (kindly posted by Austin Kleon). I wish my syllabus looked as fun as this!
What an amazing collection of pieces. How do you stumble over so much great stuff? I'm excited to re-read, and share, every one of these. Thanks so much for presenting them here--
ReplyDeleteThe Brevity piece is marvelous. Coutley's also is so fine.
ReplyDeletegracias, mi amiga, for sharing these inspirational references.
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful weekend
"My work is to believe in everybody’s capacity for kindness.
ReplyDeleteMy work is to believe in everybody’s capacity for cruelty."
That *is* a beautiful essay. Thanks, as always, for sharing your gems.