Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, ‘oh Lord, they’re not going to want to go here’. But… Read more “Readers Of Fiction Read For A Deeper Embrace Of The World”
Day: April 8, 2020
When You Pick Up A Novel From The Bedside Table
When you pick up a novel from the bed side table, you put down your own life at the same time and you become another person for… Read more “When You Pick Up A Novel From The Bedside Table”
What A Writer Can Do
What a writer can do, what a fiction writer or a poet or an essay writer can do is re-engage people with their own humanity. 68 Barbara… Read more “What A Writer Can Do”
To be Hopeful
To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another that is surely the basic instinct – crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious… Read more “To be Hopeful”
Stop A Minute Right Where You Are
Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in… Read more “Stop A Minute Right Where You Are”
I’m Of A Fearsome Mind To Throw My Arms Around Every Living Librarian
I’m of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.… Read more “I’m Of A Fearsome Mind To Throw My Arms Around Every Living Librarian”
The Very Least You Can Do In Your Life
The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that… Read more “The Very Least You Can Do In Your Life”
People’s Dreams Are Made Out Of What They Do All Day
People’s dreams are made out of what they do all day. The same way a dog that runs after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It’s what you… Read more “People’s Dreams Are Made Out Of What They Do All Day”
Few People Know So Clearly What They Want
Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can’t even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain. 68 Barbara… Read more “Few People Know So Clearly What They Want”
Rolando Andrés Ramos 