In the Absence of “Yes”
— What can we do when subject to decisions beyond our control? —
Yesterday brought a new rejection letter to my
Songs for the Unsung
Young artists — or old, still-struggling ones — ought to be championed in their wildly impractical, unlucrative pursuits, even if the dominant discourse is all about cash, film deals, and bestseller lists.
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Three Candles for Soul Shelter’s Cake!
— For it’s a jolly good blog-oh … —
This month we ring in Year Number Three for Soul Shelter! Hard to
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Poverty, the Pulitzer, and the Long Road of Luck
— Praise and profit came late, but Cormac McCarthy never missed them —
The much-anticipated film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s 2007
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The Merit Of Mistakes
— Even Thomas Edison fumbled and goofed, but that was the heart of his genius —
In my school days I
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In Defense of Solitude (Part Two)
— “We are each … miraculously our unique selves and mysteriously enclosed in that selfhood.” -William Deresiewicz —
In last week’s
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In Defense of Solitude (Part One)
— “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to ourselves.” - Michel de Montaigne —
In his
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What the Anchovy Learned About Goodwill and Good Work
— We all want inspiration, and I almost let it pass me by —
Recently a famous, award-winning author invited some
Read "What the Anchovy Learned About Goodwill and Good Work"
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For A Fulfilling Life, Beware of “Wisdom”
— I heard the Hollywood gospel, but it didn’t save me —
Conventional wisdoms are sneaky things. Moderately useful sometimes, they often
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Stacking Stones, Letting Them Fall
– “If I don’t work for a period of time I do feel rootless. I don’t know myself.” -Andy Goldsworthy –
Andy
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Neighbors at Work
— Daily, like me, the guy down the street labors away in solitude —
The day is young, an average Tuesday,
