by Andi | Aug 29, 2013 | Book Recommendations, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
If we examine every word as we write it, we will never complete anything. All we will have is a string of perfect words with no heart. – Deborah Levine Herman The condensation on the farmhouse windows is thick today, as if the entire house is a shower with glass... by Andi | Aug 21, 2013 | Book Recommendations, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
Every good writer I know needs to go into some deep, quiet place to do work that is fully imagined. And what the Internet brings is lots of vulgar data. It is the antithesis of the imagination. It leaves nothing to the imagination. – Jonathan Franzen Grab. Bend.... by Andi | Aug 20, 2013 | God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
10,000 hours. An hour of reading a day. 40 hours a week. Numbers linked to proficiency, outlying, specialization, expertise. I look at what has been laid. The stones P and Dad took from the ones I splayed like limestone crop circles on our lawn. The reuse of the... by Andi | Aug 16, 2013 | Book Recommendations, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
My mom was a mystery lover of the highest caliber. Since she could read a book in a day (and often did), she plowed through mysteries like actual murders needed to be solved. So in honor of what would have been her 66th birthday next week, I bring you this list of... by Andi | Aug 12, 2013 | Book Recommendations, God's Whisper, Written and Wrought
A hot pink bag hangs in my closet, sealed shut. Not opened in weeks. Inside, the dress is pristine. The perfect shade of not-white. Ready for September. Next to it, on the floor, are my work boots, first bought for a trip to Morocco, where I helped (very little) to...