In her chapter entitled Moral Point of View in Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Ann Lamott describes formula fiction: Good wins over evil; the guy gets the girl. We (the audience) crave stories and for the most part, like to know that good does win, and that we can find hope and inspiration in […]
Your Content: Popular vs. Profitable
Did you survive the holidays? I think I slept the first 12 hours of 2014. Slight exaggeration but only slight. I did the unthinkable after breakfast and settled into the couch by the fire with my book and read for two hours while the rest of the family snored around me. Totally blissfully lazy. I […]
Old Gear, New Year: Duct Tape and Ass Ends Made of Beach Umbrella
I replaced these running shoes in October. Reluctantly. These shoes have taken me on the best running year of my life faithfully taking me up and down mountains and to finish lines in better time than ever before. They’ve carried me through the streets of Boston, Austin, Washington DC, and Phoenix; on the trails around […]