Thanks to Village Books in Fairhaven, Washington, and Books Inc for this inspiration: "The shortest distance between two people is a story." Read a banned book today, and celebrate our connections.
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Happy birthday Riley B. King
Riley B. King, better known as BB or Blues Boy King, turns 89 today. Still touring, still playing, still bringing us all the pure joy of his voice and Lucille's. Take a moment to appreciate.
The Weight of History and Memory
As we pause today, feeling the weight of history and memory, honoring the terrible losses of 2001, I also hold tight to the memory of that all-too brief moment when the whole world felt united in our humanity, rather than enraged by our differences. This is what all my creative work strives for: stories of … Continue reading The Weight of History and Memory
We are tiny, thank goodness: On TWV
My contribution to The Writers' Vineyard this month is inspired by a Pale Blue Dot. You might remember one of the most famous photos of our planet. It's often referred to as the Pale Blue Dot. Taken from the Voyager I space probe in 1990, it shows the entire planet Earth as a tiny pale … Continue reading We are tiny, thank goodness: On TWV
Without literacy…
The good people at Grammarly offered a chance to participate in fundraising for literacy. As a result of this post, Grammarly will make a donation to Reading is Fundamental. The only thing I have to do is write a piece on the importance of literacy. Easy-peasy. Except my first few attempts resulted in seriously boring … Continue reading Without literacy…
Summertime: On The Writers Vineyard
A few morsels of thought on weddings, road trips, fires, sunsets, and the images they provide to help tell the stories we hold inside in my contribution to The Writers Vineyard. It's August, time for all those wonderful long sunny weekends filled with picnics, gatherings, weddings, parties, camping, road trips, time outdoors. Sunshine and fresh … Continue reading Summertime: On The Writers Vineyard
One book, one day: Index Arts Festival
There are lots of ways to measure success, I guess. You could look at number of books sold, royalties paid, hits on a website, comments on a blog. I love and welcome all those things. My favorite, the one that brings true delight, is connecting with readers and writers. In other words, humans. By that … Continue reading One book, one day: Index Arts Festival
We All Do Our Part
I always knew you readers were a generous bunch. In your honor, I've matched my share of proceeds from book sales at the PNWA conference last weekend, and what will come from sales of An Alien's Guide to World Domination at Jerrol's (still time to buy your copy!), and made a donation to the North Cascades … Continue reading We All Do Our Part
Do good with a good book
Too much of my state is on fire again this summer. The six hundred-plus residents of the small town of Pateros had to evacuate last night, and I understand somewhere around one hundred of their homes won't be there when they return. From the cool joy of talking and learning about writing and books over … Continue reading Do good with a good book
Independence Celebrations
My annual ritual on Independence Day (July 4 here in the US) is to celebrate independence from something meaningful. Past years I tried spending a day being independent from worry, from judging others, and from clinging to expectations. (For last year's piece on my No Expectations holiday, click here.) As I've been promoting You, Jane … Continue reading Independence Celebrations
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 