Essential writing advice from Anne Lamott
TED distilled fourteen writing tips from an interview conducted with novelist Anne Lamott. Her 1995 book Bird by Bird (Amazon) has become an essential guide for aspiring...
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‘Grab a leash and take your thoughts for a walk.’
Said Henry David Thoreau, “Methinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.” Walking boosts creativity. If you ever get...
Think of humans ‘as a little fish out of water’
There’s more than one theory of evolution, most notably Darwinian natural selection. But according to LSU biology professor Prosanta Chakrabarty, we’re still evolving. We’re not...
Anxious/Hopeful
Anxious, hopeful or both? A new installation wants to know...
This is what happens when you reply to spam email
For three years, writer and comedian James Veitch answered spam email. “All I’m doing is wasting their time. I think any time they’re spending with me,...