There was once a coffee shop in downtown Madisonville where I used to live. The owner would sit down between customers, unfortunately for very long periods, and write in his journals. He was from New Orleans and spoke in a thick Cajun drawl. He told me once, “Tell me everything you know about your father.” I told [...] Continue Reading »
on memoir writing
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0The last few days have been a tear of reading. A few days ago I noted Steinbeck’s East of Eden on my friends kitchen table. I remembered that I had been getting to it, decided promptly, went to the library, and sat down to become involved. All week I read. I got up early to [...] Continue Reading »
zeal without knowledge
3“It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.” Proverbs 19:2 This was how the morning started, reading my daily Proverb (31 days, 31 chapters), and looking out at a cold morning as I built up the woodstove. I made coffee and watched my fire flicker [...] Continue Reading »
working days, excitement about a new found work of Steinbeck
2When Ashley and I loaded up and headed for the artistic promise land, I heavily relied on The Grapes of Wrath as a source of determination and hope. And also as an answer when the day of reality and hard facts was laid out flatly before us. Throughout our scrambles since, whatever mused Steinbeck we [...] Continue Reading »