An Easy Target? Taking Shots at To Kill a Mockingbird
I’m not one who believes a person should only criticize a work of art if he is capable of producing something superior. Neither do I think that any person who criticizes another person’s success–be it for a creating a work of art, developing a great idea, or just fashioning a really cool widget–automatically does so [...]
The Reading List
So I was thinking this morning about books–big shock, I know–specifically the titles I’ve read recently and the upcoming ones I’m excited about reading. I thought I’d post a few of them here. Books I’ve Read Recently P.G. Wodehouse: The Code of the Woosters What can I say? I love Wodehouse, and that goes double [...]
A Sense of Place?
A friend of mine once presented a lecture about how some people, when they’re unsure of how to give meaningful comments on a piece of writing, resort to compliments like “I love her description,” or “He writes such vivid characters.” I would add that we might also, when we’re at a loss for meaningful words, [...]
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Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
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