The Tragedy of Dying Alone and Unclaimed
That one striking statistic — 500 unclaimed bodies — spoke of lost potential and wasted lives.
The loss of so many people whose very existe
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
My Father's Life-Long Secret to a Good Attitude
My dad was one of the most joyful people on the face of the Earth. He continually smiled, laughed and appreciated the simple — often overloo
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 14, 2020
- 4 min
Fragrance Smolders in the Pages of The Scent-Keeper
If you take a deep breath, you’ll smell the beautiful perfume of the pages in Erica Bauermeister’s book, The Scent-Keeper.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 14, 2020
- 4 min
Five Things You Should Know About Book World Now
Many of us want to write a book and then publish it with the hope that thousands — maybe millions of people (be still, my heart) — will read
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
Eudora Welty's Birthday: April 13, 1909
April 13, 1909 is Eudora Welty's birthday. Welty is a Southern writer and Pulitzer-Prize winner for her novel, The Optimist's Daughter.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 12, 2020
- 1 min
Jack London - Easter Sunday, April 12, 1903
Jack London cut off the tip of thumb the same year he sold Call of the Wild.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 11, 2020
- 3 min
How to be Healthy and Creative Even Now
Walking is good for your health, but also your mind. It makes you more creative by letting your mind wander. For me, poetry pours out when I
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
The Power of the Porch to Connect Us
Porch-sitting is becoming popular again, a renewal of an old-time habit of connecting with people around you. All because of the Coronavirus
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 9, 2020
- 4 min
5 Strategies to Save Your Sanity During Times of Crisis
During the Coronavirus pandemic and our extended stay-at-home-orders, you may feel like you're losing your mind. Save your sanity with 5 tip
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
How to Avoid "Compassion Collapse" During the Crisis
Right now, it’s the Coronavirus, but at other times it might be a major earthquake, a horrific tornado, or a massive tsunami. Personal trage
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman
Hannah Beckerman's novel, If Only I Could Tell You, shows how easily a family can fall apart and how hard it is to put back together.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 29, 2020
- 3 min
Conquer Your Notebook Chaos - With These Simple Rules
Lots of people jot down ideas in notebooks. But after you've jotted them down, can you find what you need when you need it? Indexing helps.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Now is the Time for Writers to Rise Up
In these difficult times of Coronavirus, writers and poets can model themselves after the wisdom William Faulkner gave in his Nobel Prize sp
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 23, 2020
- 3 min
Be Like the Cellist of Sarajevo to Overcome Fear
Music lifts us up during times of crisis as proven by the Italian balcony singers and the book, The Cellist of Sarajevo.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 21, 2020
- 3 min
How Being Creative Adds Years to Your Life
Do creative people live longer? Yes! A study by The Journal of Aging and Health showed that creative people deal better with stress. They
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 20, 2020
- 3 min
Feeling Discouraged? Read Lily King's Writers & Lovers for a Boost
Lily King's novel Writers & Lovers tells of the struggles of creative life, of finding love, and of determination to make dreams come true.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 18, 2020
- 4 min
3 Things to Do When You Don't Feel Creative
Research shows that creativity can be enhanced by looking at art, listening to music, and sniffing good smells.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 18, 2020
- 6 min
Eight Books to Distract and Delight You Right Now
Now is the time to stay home and catch up on all those books you’ve wanted to read in the past, but didn’t have time. Sheltering in place do
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
The Snakewoman of Little Egypt by Robert Hellenga
I kept thinking about that as I read Robert Hellenga’s novel, The Snakewoman of Little Egypt. It almost sounds like the opening of a joke: “
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 16, 2020
- 3 min
Five Ways to Make Every Minute Count
No person on earth has more than 24 hours in a day. No one can concoct a magic potion to conjure extra time for increased productivity. We a
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