April is Poetry Month. You can receive a poem-a-day from Knopf if you’d like. It’s well worth it. Such a wide selection of beautiful words, phrases, and thoughts. Or you could put a FSG Poetry Ringtone on your phone—a couplet by Susan Wheeler. [Thanks, Becky, for that!] Several years ago, I was a guest author […]
Thought-Provoking Things
I’ve compiled a few amazing, thought-provoking things for you today. March 22nd was World Water Day, and Solidarités International and its agency BDDP Unlimited unveiled a surprising and beautiful little video using water and ink, to highlight the fact that 3.6 million people (including 1.5 million children under the age of five) die every year […]
The War of Art
As I mentioned before, I finished Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles. I would suggest it for anyone, not just artists or craftsmen. The book is chockfull of wisdom, the kind you return to repeatedly to gain new insight. Today, I want to share several […]
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
When we were in L.A. recently, we crashed another couple’s house to be treated to an amazing prime rib dinner (salt-encrusted and all!) with all the fixings. The dinner was the bait; the company was the treat. It’s so rare these days to find couples (both partners) who want to devour life along with you. […]