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February 8, 2015
MINDFULNESS AND CREATIVITY
“Mindfulness” is everywhere these days, sometimes in unexpected places. My friend and photography teacher, James Martin, forwarded two excellent, short video conversations with Jay Maisel, the acclaimed photographer. What Maisel said is not only good advice for photographers, it applies … Continue reading →
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February 1, 2015
HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL
Writing a novel is difficult. Many writers hope to learn from the methods of successful authors, much as we all search for the secret of life. In both cases, the answer is different for everyone and we have to find … Continue reading →
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January 25, 2015
LIFE AFTER LIFE
Life After Life is a spectacular novel by Kate Atkinson I am reading for the Goodwin Bookies discussion this week. I am not going to review the book here; I want to think about it for a while. The … Continue reading →
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January 20, 2015
Time, Self Magazine, and Seneca
Our time and how we spend it is a popular topic these days. For reasons that aren’t clear, Self Magazine has started turning up in my mailbox. I have limited patience for “women’s” magazine, especially ones with names like “Self.” Flipping … Continue reading →
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January 11, 2015
“TIME FOR TIME” IN THE NEW YEAR
Last Sunday morning, I spent my time writing a draft blog of Ten New Year’s Resolutions. It was intended to be both serious and amusing because (1) I am serious about these things and (2) I think some of them are … Continue reading →
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December 28, 2014
A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN MARION
With apologies to Dylan Thomas’ “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”— One Christmas was…like another in those years around the sea-town corner. Birds the color of red-flannel petticoats whisked past the harp-shaped hills It seemed that all the churches boomed … Continue reading →
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December 21, 2014
IF THERE IS A HEAVEN…
…I imagine it will look like this. Have a wonderful week, whatever holiday you celebrate.
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December 14, 2014
BAD MOM, CHRISTMAS VERSION
Are you a BAD MOM if you let your kids watch The Ladies Man on Christmas Eve? I’m afraid I may be, at least by local standards. Our family’s move from loosey goosey California to traditional New England twenty years … Continue reading →
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December 7, 2014
THREE GREAT NEW BOOKS
Usually I read books of fiction for pleasure and my non-fiction book choices are mostly limited to keeping up with news, politics and (sad but true) pop culture gossip. This past month, however, I read three wonderful books that had … Continue reading →
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November 30, 2014
TIME FOR TIME
Five years ago, a French friend explained to me what it meant to “make time for time.” It’s a lovely expression for an all-too-rare practice: making time to appreciate the time we have on this earth. The occasion was a … Continue reading →
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