I’ve been doodling around on my bookshelves when I should be writing so I solved the problem by taking a stab at a few “spine poems.” It seems a fitting way to observe National Poetry Month. Here’s today’s: In the spirit of both #nationallibraryworkersday and #nationalpoetrymonth, here are a few books to go check out of your library. I call this … Read More
#Today’s Walk: It Begins
It begins when I know that silence will hurt me and those I love, when the comfort of my life will not insulate me from the damage that will afflict millions for years to come if I am silent. It begins with a 4 a.m. ride to the airport on Inauguration Day to catch a 6:30 a.m. flight to Baltimore. … Read More
A Reader Reminds Me Why I’m Doing This
“May I just say thank you for caring about a really big issue. My son has his own story to tell about his re-entry and his attempt at suicide…we still have him. For this I am eternally grateful. And now I have a book to share with other single moms who are looking at re-entry.” –A Veteran’s Mother Dear Friends, … Read More
Sunday Sentence: The Literary Dog
“The deaths of others carry us off bit by bit, until there will be nothing left; and this, too, will be, in a way, a mercy.” John Updike from his short story, “Deaths of Distant Friends” found in The Literary Dog. I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering … Read More
Sunday Sentence: Bulletproof Vest by Maria Venegas
I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review. It’s not a story. It’s just one sentence I read this week, presented “out of context and without commentary. This week’s Sunday Sentence is from Maria Venegas’ “Bulletproof Vest, The Ballad of an Outlaw and His Daughter,” … Read More
Sunday Sentence: Landfalls by Naomi J. Williams
I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review. It’s not a story. It’s just one sentence I read this week, presented “out of context and without commentary.” This week’s Sunday Sentence: “In the end, he could not rest easy in the bed of a man … Read More