“The world is charged with the grandeur of God… There lives the dearest freshness deep down things” Reading & thinking so I can read & think better.
My Nest of Shiny Things
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"That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil—widening the skirts of light and making the struggle with darkness narrower."
— George Eliot, Middlemarch
Better pic, thanks to @nivenrile 😄
We found three barn kittens (that we are NOT taking home/taking ownership of), but in the meantime of some sweet kitten cuddles, they got dubbed Agatha, Bundles, and Dorothy (for being black and therefore looking mysterious). 🥹
Ah! Bright Wings retweeted
The single must impactful move you can make for your children's future is to love your spouse. You're drifting apart? Stop drifting and start intentionally stepping towards one another. Your marriage is the core of the planet your kids live on. Act like it.
This is like when I was editing for the LAST draft, after reading various drafts over the years.
I found myself choking up on the last few chapters. Didn’t see it coming, but man, it carries some weight and packs a punch.
I’ve been thinking a lot about fathers lately. It’s fascinating the spectrum that fatherhood can swing, and the deep furrows it can dig. Furrows that can either plant deep fruit-bearing seed, or lay bare raw wounds.
A band/artist/composer that—
I hate: Pentatonix
Is overrated: Noah Kahan - catchy but depressing
Is underrated: Jess Ray
I love: The Killers
I always listen to: Sleeping at Last
Made me fall in love with music: Brave Saint Saturn
Changed my life: The Mountain Goats
Ah! Bright Wings retweeted
We don't have a reading crisis.
A lot of people are still reading, but they tend to read romantasy porn or self-help books—or, perhaps, Sally Rooney novels.
What we have, my friends, is a seriousness crisis. There is, indeed, a difference between reading profound classic literature and reading contemporary slop, and it’s time we admitted it.
“Who can listen unmoved to the sweet love tales of our robins, told from tree to tree? or to the shrill cat birds? The sublime accents of the thrush from on high always retard my steps that I may listen to the delicious music…
There’s still a few minor tweaks we need to figure out, but generally it should be fixed!
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So @underbrightwing has been getting my Goodreads author page up, and let’s just say I ran into an unusual issue since I don’t have an overly uncommon name.
"Sometimes I think I lost time working as a wordrunner in Bristletop," said Conraid, "but every step I took led me here, and this is where I'm meant to be. What I've learned is that the only worthy step is the next one, so long as it's in the right bearing."
“You'll never make your mark as a writer unless you develop a respect for words and a curiosity about their shades of meaning that is almost obsessive. The English language is rich in strong and supple words. Take the time to root around and find the ones you want.”