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She's a little older now, but no less silly.
From Writing Past Dark, by Bonnie Friedman
An eclectic mix of what crosses my path and tickles my mind.
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- Librarian, writer, gardener, serious paddle junkie... also a great fan of cooking, laughing, sitting in the sunshine and appreciating all my many blessings.
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She's a little older now, but no less silly.
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Favorite book discoveries of 2009
- Benighted, by kit Whitfield, (c) 2006
- Finding Nouf, Zoe Ferraris, (c) 2009
- Hero, by Perry Moore, (c) 2007
- Martha Stewart's Cookies: the very best treats to bake and to share, by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, (c) 2008
- Tender Morsels, by Margo Lanagan, (c) 2008
- The Bon Appetit Fast Easy Fresh Cookbook, by Barbara Fairchild, (c) 2008
Favorite Book Discoveries of 2008
- 30,000 Years of Art: the Story of Human Creativity Across Time & Space, Phaidon Press, (c) 2007
- 660 Curries, by Raghavan Iyer, Workman Publishing Company, (c) 2008
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer, (c) 2006
- Skulduggery Pleasant, by Derek Landy, (c) 2008
- Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show, by Lynne Rossetto Kasper & Sally Swift, (c) 2008
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon, (c) 2001
- Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time, by Greg Mortenson and David Relin, (c) 2007
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Words to live by
We are afraid of writing, even those of us who love it. And there are parts of it we hate. The necessary mess, the loss of control, its ability to betray us, as well as the possibility that what we write might be lousy...
Our horror of spontaneous emission and our obsession with perfection make us mute. We want beauty so badly we're speechless...
A writer's concentration is not only like mercy, it is mercy, mercy towards oneself. It is allowing imperfection. It is allowing mess. Even what stinks must be allowed into one's heaven... Bar the lowly, and no one worthwhile will enter. Accept, and a teeming crowd appears, a whole mixed multitude of beggars and billionaires, quiet louts and loudmouth saints.
From Writing Past Dark, by Bonnie Friedman
1 comment:
I love that you posted this video here because it's one of the best Daily Show excerpts of the year. And so accurate too.
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