Monthly Archives: January 2012

Poetry or Heresy? A Review of Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Over Christmas break, when I was between semesters of teaching and grad school, I decided to ignore my thesis for a little while and whittle down my personal “must read” list by a title or two.  At the top of … Continue reading →

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People don’t write enough.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

We read to know we are not alone.  So why do we write?  I think we write to be more alone–to step apart from a demanding, noisy, busy, messy world, turn inward, and create a space of peace.  We get … Continue reading →

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