“Every man’s memory is his private literature.”
Aldous Huxley
Today we spent time reading, eating Mexican, drinking margaritas, driving under pink Arizona clouds. These things helped to lessen the impact of yet one more form agent inquiry rejection letter. This one truly stung. “Dear Writer,” it began. Dear Writer? But I gave you my name. I gave [...]

“Bread and books: food for the body and food for the soul — what could be more worthy of our respect, and even love?”
– Salman Rushdie

A perfect thought for a Sunday evening. That, and this picture from a fellow writer of his beloved dogs enjoying their own sort of feast.

Ah,
Sweet
Love …

Every writer should have a dog, don’t you think? A faithful companion gazing into the hearth while the writer sits at a desk, hammering out beautiful prose on that old red, Remington typewriter that has served without a breakdown since God invented the space bar. Clackity-Clack. Tappity-Tap. Ting!
Every now and then, the writer can look [...]