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What I'm Reading Now: Circe by Madeline Miller
Currently reading Circe by Madeline Miller. I'll let you know how I responded to it after I finish, but let me know what you thought.

Melissa Gouty
Nov 8, 20192 min read


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.

Melissa Gouty
Nov 6, 20193 min read


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?

Melissa Gouty
Nov 4, 20194 min read


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.

Melissa Gouty
Oct 30, 20193 min read


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"

Melissa Gouty
Oct 22, 20194 min read


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

Melissa Gouty
Oct 22, 20191 min read


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.

Melissa Gouty
Oct 21, 20194 min read


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.

Melissa Gouty
Oct 4, 20193 min read
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