Countercultural Practices
> “Dwelling, lingering, pondering, listening, praying- these are all
countercultural practices. They slow us into a silence that has to be
Orwell on Artistic Political Writing
Orwell said:
[https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/why-i-write/]
> “What I have most wanted to do throughout the past
Open Letter to Inmate 157103
We know what you did. The 200 mile drive wasn’t accidental and a leisurely drive
to visit old friends
Too Funny to Fail and the Gifts of Failure
Dana Carvey, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Carvey]the comedic legend of
Saturday Night Live fame, was riding high
Our Little Window
From writer Brian Doyle
[https://lithub.com/on-brian-doyles-mystical-genre-exploding-work/]:
> “We’re only here for a minute,” Brian once reminded us. “We’
Thy Kingdom Come (Aramaic translation)
Create your reign of unity now-
Through our fiery hearts
And willing hands.
Let your counsel rule our lives,
Clearing
Winning Time and the Curse of Competition
The last episode of Winning Time
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winning_Time:_The_Rise_of_the_Lakers_Dynasty]
reveals
A Place I Love...
Head west down Main Street and when you see the pier on the left, take the small
ramp down to
How to Be a Poet
(to remind myself) [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wendell-berry]
i
Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
What Do I Write About?
From Frederick Buechner:
> “Write about what truly matters to you—not just things to catch the eye of the
world
