...sorting through the information to find out what the strike is all about, ...looking at Hollywood writers alongside other writers, and ...links to free TV and movies showing what great screenwriting looks like What the strike is about Work is not always available One May 2023 article I read quotes a striking screenwriter as saying, … Continue reading One writer’s perspective on the Writer’s Guild Strike
Author: skyblueseagreen
Getting into the spirit at the Farmer’s Market
I wouldn't normally have thought of buying groceries as a spiritually uplifting activity, but this one was! I've always appreciated the farmers on the outskirts of the cities I've lived in. I'm so glad they raise grass-fed meat and chickens, and bring it to the indoor farmer's market. But like an immense enclosed grocery store, … Continue reading Getting into the spirit at the Farmer’s Market
Yesterday’s classics speaking into today’s world
The only palliative for the errors of our modern world is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books C.S. Lewis I have saved a number of quotes to share about the value of reading classic books. Now, I’m asking … Continue reading Yesterday’s classics speaking into today’s world
Transitions
It is spring time in my new home! A pleasant warmth is filling the air and fresh colors are emerging from the hibernating plants, all a couple months earlier than I’ve what I’ve been used to for the past few decades. And I finally have a weeping willow! The daffodils preempted all others in their … Continue reading Transitions
Review of Imagination’s Other Place
For years my library had an ongoing book sale, and one day I picked up a unique book. …a startling and exciting collection of poems; startling to those who have assumed that mathematics and science had little in common with poetry, exciting to those lovers of poetry to whom the beauties of mathematics and science … Continue reading Review of Imagination’s Other Place
Mathematics and Science–how Poetic!
Discovery of beauty in surprising places. Believe it or not, just seeing and saying the word mathematics makes me feel good. My love for math led me to complete a B.Sc. program in Engineering Mathematics, and yet my most enjoyable hobbies were creative: drawing, writing and photography. So for much of my life, I was … Continue reading Mathematics and Science–how Poetic!
Wishing you a Strong and Courageous 2023
Here are some of my joyful moments during this holiday season of 2022. I hope these photos and video will bring you a smile! "Doggone Christmas" Contest ...and I hope smiling will remind you of your own joyful times in 2022. Jonesborough Christmas parade May you be filled with gratitude! These times take courage and … Continue reading Wishing you a Strong and Courageous 2023
…And the soul felt its worth
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Savior's birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining 'Til he appeared and the soul felt its worth. from "O Holy Night", words by poet Placide Cappeau, music by Adolphe Adam It's true! I can attest to it. … Continue reading …And the soul felt its worth
Author Edward Payson Roe
One of E.P. Roe's most popular novels is Barriers Burned Away. In my last post I shared my thoughts on the novel, and how a visit to Chicago not long after the Chicago Fire of October 8, 1871 inspired him to write it. This fascinating book was actually his first attempt at writing a novel! … Continue reading Author Edward Payson Roe
Review of Barriers Burned Away; remembering the1871 Chicago Fire
A visit to Chicago not long after the Chicago Fire of October 8, 1871--151 years ago today--touched the heart of the author, Edward Payson Roe, and inspired him to write this novel, published in 1872. Diorama of 1871 Chicago Fire - Chicago History Museum, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois He seems to have asked himself: How … Continue reading Review of Barriers Burned Away; remembering the1871 Chicago Fire