Marion Dane Bauer's Blog, page 27
August 11, 2015
I Remind Myself
“A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.” Albert Einstein
August 4, 2015
The Insanity of America
“Only in the insanity of corporate America can nonviolent animal rights activists be charged as terrorists while a white supremacist who gunned down African-Americans in a South Carolina church is charged on criminal counts. Only in the insanity of America can Wall Street financers implode the global economy through massive acts of fraud, causing widespread […]
July 28, 2015
It Is About Time
“Remember how long you have procrastinated, and how consistently you have failed to put to good use your suspended sentence from the gods. It is about time you realized the nature of the universe (of which you are part) and of the power that rules it (to which your part owes its existence). Your days […]
July 21, 2015
What If?
If from Space not only sapphire continents, swirling oceans, were visible, but the wars – like bonfires, wildfires, forest conflagrations, flame and smoky smoulder – the Earth would seem a bitter pomander ball bristling with poison cloves. And each war fuelled with weapons: it should be visible that great sums of money have been exchanged, […]
July 14, 2015
When in Doubt
“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.” Cynthia Heimel
July 7, 2015
The Word
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about “the question.” The question being examined was asked of an author in an interview, “Why aren’t there more female characters in your books?” And he set off a firestorm with an honest—and, to my mind, at least, humble—answer. But not an answer especially sensitive to the demands […]
June 30, 2015
Once Here
“. . .simply to be here is so much and because what is here seems to need us, this vanishing world that concerns us strangely— us, the most vanishing of all. Once for each, only once. Once and no more. And we too: just once. Never again. But to have lived even once, to have […]
June 23, 2015
The Question
It must have seemed just another author interview. The author was generous, forthcoming. He continued to be generous and forthcoming when he was asked “the question.” (I’m not using his name even though he probably won’t see this, since having already received more Internet attention than anyone could want, he’s absented himself from all social […]
June 16, 2015
Whatever You Have to Say
These Days whatever you have to say, leave the roots on, let them dangle And the dirt Just to make clear where they come from Charles Olson
June 9, 2015
The Power of Novels
[I]f you are interested in the neurological impact of reading, the journal Brain Connectivity published a paper “Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain.” Basically, reading novels increases connectivity, stimulates the front temporal cortex and increases activity in areas of the brain associated with empathy and muscle memory. If you […]
