Uncategorized

Why Some Good Books Should Remain Unpublished by Charles Wohlforth

George Fischer wrote 19 autobiographies without ever planning to publish them. And he could have. Not only was he a talented writer and an accomplished scholar, but he had witnessed some of the most historic moments of the twentieth century. Eleanor Roosevelt talked about him in her memoirs, which she did publish. But Fischer made […]

Why Some Good Books Should Remain Unpublished by Charles Wohlforth Read More »

A Poem for the Season

Dusk in Autumn The moon is like a scimitar, A little silver scimitar, A-drifting down the sky. And near beside it is a star, A timid twinkling golden star, That watches likes an eye. And thro’ the nursery window-pane The witches have a fire again, Just like the ones we make,— And now I know

A Poem for the Season Read More »

Poems by Margo Waring

  From the poet: I appreciate the opportunity to share three poems on the topic of “why write.” In my case, poems about the difficulty of finding time for writing. The last of the three poems is about the kind of reception I would love to have for what I have written.   Poet’s Lament In

Poems by Margo Waring Read More »

Read This? By Dan Branch

Seven or eight years ago, I retired from a state job and spent years getting an MFA in writing from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Then I dragged my feet for a few more years before publishing a book of essays. Many describe the lives of friends on the Kuskokwim River of Western Alaska. You

Read This? By Dan Branch Read More »

What I learned from failing this month by Andromeda Romano-Lax : 暴腮龙门 Exposing gills under the Dragon Gate

I just experienced a learning failure that makes me feel like a fish exposed to the air. That wasn’t really the first metaphor that came to mind but I wanted to share this idiom with you because Chinese idioms tickle me. In the story on which it’s based, river carp that are able to jump

What I learned from failing this month by Andromeda Romano-Lax : 暴腮龙门 Exposing gills under the Dragon Gate Read More »

Scroll to Top