Opinions Matter
On January 18, 2018, just seven days after President Trump made his remark about people from “shithole countries,” the Gallup news organization released the results of a new poll. It revealed that globally, when 1,000 […]
Communication
Learning and Language
If one wants to learn about the nature of power, learn the language of the oppressor. If one wants to learn about the nature of life, learn the language of the oppressed. The guileful will […]
Concerning Collaboration Part II
If you read the first installment of my post on collaboration, perhaps you are waiting with bated breath (or perhaps not) to find out how this new iteration of the collaborative process has been […]
Concerning Collaboration, Part 1
Let’s face it, collaboration is one of those words that can leave a bad taste in one’s mouth. Who hasn’t had the experience, in secondary school or college, or even at work, of being given […]
Another favorite quote: Hemingway on writing
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” -Ernest Hemingway on writing
Seeking a Room of One’s Own
I just finished rereading Virginia Woolf’s classic A Room of One’s Own. I first read this book in my early twenties, and my admiration of it was more academic than actual. I agreed with the […]
By Heart
I learned to play the piano when I was only five. I learned to read music at the same time that I learned to read words on a page. I can’t remember a time when […]
Rewording Myself
Today I have been struggling to write a joint blog post with Tedrowe. In the spirit of this blog, I have been striving to approach a new perspective and level of depth in writing for […]
An Obituary for AppleSeeds
An Obituary for AppleSeeds It used to be said that publishing was a gentlemen’s business: deals were conducted over lunch with only a handshake to seal them, and there was a sense that it […]
What Do You Believe?
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. Gustave Flaubert Flaubert’s quote really speaks to me as I am in the process of learning a new kind of writing, […]
Gnostic Green 