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…books in formation: 1 to 5

1. Becoming a Writer, by Dorothea Brande Brande taught you how to think into your stories.  She explained the strange alchemy between movement and creativity, a cocktail of circumstance that is both individual and universal, and, if the measurements are right, as potent as morning light on a sunflower.  Still now you think while washingContinue reading “…books in formation: 1 to 5”

…a brief philosophy of lists

5.You have read Bluets and The Pillow Book. You know a list can make meaning and image and emotion. A list can be light with whimsy or heavy with cost. It can voice a plea, an observation, a question. It can push deep or brush lightly, respectfully. It can be one or all of theseContinue reading “…a brief philosophy of lists”