This is a veritable collision of amazingness. If you have a kid who loves to draw, tell stories, or really anything, then you will want to read this. My pal Zach Franzen (illustrator for The Green Ember) is featured over at the Amongst Lovely Things blog, hosted by my friend Sarah Mackenzie, and the result is wonderful. Zach's post is an absolute must read. I am biased, but it's so very, very … [Read more...] about Art as Hospitality
F'Art's Sake
Why It Matters
Why do the arts matter? Why does Beauty matter? I don't believe I have ever heard a better explanation than the song Why It Matters, by Sara Groves. I can still remember Gina coming to me years ago while I typed away at my first novel, battling discouragement (as always), and saying, "This song is what you're doing." I hope so! Even if it's just in a small way for a few people, I hope so. We … [Read more...] about Why It Matters
We Are Works, and Workers, of Art
Made in God's image, to subcreate. Look no further... This was all over, but worth sharing again. HT: The San Fransisco Globe … [Read more...] about We Are Works, and Workers, of Art
Effortless Art is a Fantastic Lie
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Writing By Belief
"Every time a poem is written, every time a short story is written, it is not by cunning, but by belief. The beauty, the something, the little charm of the thing to be, is more felt than known. There is a common jest, one that always annoys me, on the writers, that they write the last end first, and then work up to it; that they lay a train toward one sentence that they think is pretty nice and … [Read more...] about Writing By Belief
St. Paul’s Moon
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Be Advised
Non-Reader Burn
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