Hi all, Just a quick post for the weekend and to share a few contests I found to submit work online. One has a deadline for the end of this month, so maybe this will motivate us to crank out a literary piece of such perfect writing we’ll snag one of the prizes. (Or maybe, … Continue reading
We’ve seen it coming for a few years now; bookstores closing — everywhere. I read an article in the New York Times last weekend about the demise of these treasured establishments not being able to compete with online technology. The article was about how so many well-known bookstore chains have closed due to our being … Continue reading
Did you see this past Sunday’s New York Times Book Review section? The famous (and some considered infamous) Tropic of Cancer is 50 years old. Wow! Remember the first time you picked up and perused through that? Read the story by Jeanette Winterson of the New York Times. (If you have trouble with the link … Continue reading