We have winners for the two up-for-grab issues of Books & Culture, May/June 2010 issue! Renae and Lindsey. Congratulations, you two! If you’ll e-mail me at comment4elissa at gmail dot com and provide me with your addresses, I shall send them straightaway. Happiest of reading to you. John Wilson, my editor at Books & Culture, […]
Fearlessness and the F Word
Last night I took my second hot yoga class at Breathe Yoga Studios. 90 minutes in a 100-105 degree room. 26 poses, done twice. You may have heard of Bikram Yoga, and this would be similar. There are places on the web where you can sign up for 30-day Bikram Yoga Challenges, and everywhere, you […]
Thursday Gifts
Every once in a while, I like to share newly found quotes that I’ve recently written into my journal. Their subjects are wide-ranging, but they’ve somehow managed to speak to me. Quotes work the same way poems do, I think. They’re succinct, wise, and somehow offer up a fresh way of looking at things. They […]
Writing Poems
Did you know April is National Poetry Month? Are you someone who appreciates a lovely turn of phrase or a particularly vivid description? Have you always dreamed of trying your hand at it? Whatever the case, did you know you can be involved? If you’d like to get a daily gift in your email inbox […]