I’m sure that every writer has been asked the same thing by a non-writer: “Why would you want to spend the rest of your life doing homework?” Writing is as
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Comedy is one of the most underestimated art forms. It has the power to demean evil, influence new ways of thinking, and cure sadness with a few well-crafted jokes. The
Do you ever browse the candy section in the checkout line at the grocery store and always end up choosing the one of the same three chocolate bars instead of
I’ve read books where I can remember the story but not the title. I’ve read books where I remember the title and not the story. There are scenes from books
By: Peter Aronson After six years of writing a book and allowing it to dominate too much of my life, a little self-reflection and questioning is in order. What did
Over the past year or so, I began to receive numerous book review requests for books that were written about the pandemic, both fiction and non-fiction. And my instinct was
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Every time you crack open a new book, you do it without thinking: start flipping to chapter one. Few books begin at the beginning. There are usually a handful of
It’s inevitable that we’ll all die with unfinished business. It can be as trivial as dropping dead in the middle of a meal to as significant as mending an estranged
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In 2021, I set a Goodreads goal to read 65 books, intentionally lowballing my aim. Despite having a lot less time on my hands, I still managed to read more
As someone who lives in a cold and dreary climate, I dread winter. It’s a harsh and gloomy season that stretches on for way too long, traps you inside, dries