A Treasury of Literary Discussion
“We don’t charge for tickets, because sometimes hungry people need music the most.” (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, pp. 365) One of my favorite aspects of Suzanne Collins new […]
Thunder rumbles in the distance, born of the clouds which have stolen the afternoon sun and brought me night before its time. A gust of warm air brushes through the […]
“I think there’s a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you’ve stepped across the line into evil, and it’s your life’s challenge to try and stay on […]
“Memories have ways of becoming independent of the reality they evoke. They can soften us against those we were deeply hurt by or they can make us resent those we […]
“Don’t you imagine the leaves dream now/ how comfortable it will be to touch/ the earth” –Mary Oliver, Song for Autumn This time of year always pricks my spirit […]
“It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.” —Ernest Hemingway Although the best writing looks effortless, writing takes […]
This week, we’re excited to be talking with children’s author Bob Shumaker. After retiring from his sales and marketing company, Bob chose to focus on his lifelong passion of writing. […]
“All of us have gifts. We are born with them. You just haven’t discovered yours yet.”–Return of the Schmooney, Bob Shumaker Back in 2005, I was captivated by the story […]
