YES; A reading routine is a good habit indeed, I tend to spend mornings reading substacks, afternoons & early evenings writing or creating artwork, late evenings with a book. about once a week according to the weather I do outdoor stuff. I purchase 3-4 substack authors monthly, but as I now have over1.5K books overflowing all but the shower room, it's time to give them away. Post free to anywhere in the world. I will publish about that on substack Weds 30th August. Peace, Maurice.
Tammy, I am running behind lately...reasons not worth sharing, but it was only this morning that I got to the Coffee Share and upended it for my journal writing by starting, "If I were talking to you, I'd have to bury the thing that is foremost on my mind..." The pages can hold the silence sometimes.
The other thought I had when I read the Trio, is whether you have explored Eavan Boland at all. "Wife" is a text I'd sit next to Boland's "Against Love Poetry." I had never read Boland before, bought that collection, and within weeks learned that she'd died suddenly. I felt like I'd lost someone.
Too many thoughts here, but I wanted to say your words mean a lot to me.
Tammy, great idea about reading a trio of texts. I am reading the young adult novel called Healer the Water Monster by Brian Young. Limon's poem about the many connotations of Wife is so powerful. You reminded me about the Sealy challenge, and now I'm off to read some more poetry. Thanks for your sweet post!
I love your trio routine. I used to read Rick Bragg's column in Southern Living each month and looked forward to it. You make me want to return to this treasured slice of his writing and find others who write short snippets like his work. This sounds very motivational. Thanks for sharing!
YES; A reading routine is a good habit indeed, I tend to spend mornings reading substacks, afternoons & early evenings writing or creating artwork, late evenings with a book. about once a week according to the weather I do outdoor stuff. I purchase 3-4 substack authors monthly, but as I now have over1.5K books overflowing all but the shower room, it's time to give them away. Post free to anywhere in the world. I will publish about that on substack Weds 30th August. Peace, Maurice.
Tammy, I am running behind lately...reasons not worth sharing, but it was only this morning that I got to the Coffee Share and upended it for my journal writing by starting, "If I were talking to you, I'd have to bury the thing that is foremost on my mind..." The pages can hold the silence sometimes.
The other thought I had when I read the Trio, is whether you have explored Eavan Boland at all. "Wife" is a text I'd sit next to Boland's "Against Love Poetry." I had never read Boland before, bought that collection, and within weeks learned that she'd died suddenly. I felt like I'd lost someone.
Too many thoughts here, but I wanted to say your words mean a lot to me.
Tammy, great idea about reading a trio of texts. I am reading the young adult novel called Healer the Water Monster by Brian Young. Limon's poem about the many connotations of Wife is so powerful. You reminded me about the Sealy challenge, and now I'm off to read some more poetry. Thanks for your sweet post!
I love your trio routine. I used to read Rick Bragg's column in Southern Living each month and looked forward to it. You make me want to return to this treasured slice of his writing and find others who write short snippets like his work. This sounds very motivational. Thanks for sharing!