One writer’s perspective on the Writer’s Guild Strike

...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

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

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!

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