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Reading is Good for the World. Really.

Reading makes us aware of other people’s feelings. It also helps us understand our own. It makes us more empathic and altruistic.

Why We Need Pictures With Our Words

Emojis. GIFs. Videos. Visual communication is changing the world. What will happen to writers and the written word?

One Writer's Motivation....And Maybe Yours, Too

My motivation for writing is to release ideas, play with words, and make connections with others. Money should not be the motivation.

What Writers - and Others - Can Learn From Ben Franklin

Among Franklin's many other projects, he decided he would undertake "the bold and arduous project of arriving at Moral Perfection"

Universal Experiences a la Willa Cather

The universals of human experience are reflected in Willa Cather's quote from O Pioneers. "There are only two or three human stories, and th

Snippets of Souls: What We Can Learn from Journals

Journals and diaries are essential "old-fashioned" methods to preserve snippets of souls: the lives, people, and personalities of our past.

A Raucous, Racy Diary - and Why We Still Read It 300 Years Later

William Byrd's Diary 300 year-old diary is filled with good health, good thoughts, and good humor - and coded references to sex.

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