Goodbye to one of the greats, poet Mary Oliver, who believed in the humanity of language and once wrote this: “When it’s over, I want to say all my life/ I was a bride married to amazement.”
Blog
Interview: Author and historian Joan Cashin
Cashin’s new book “War Stuff” explores how the Confederate and Union armies exploited the physical world during the Civil War.
Roundup: Cute earmuffs
These ears aren’t going to warm themselves!
On writing: Radical acceptance’s role in creativity
You’ve read the viral Millennial Burnout piece. Now watch Marsha Lineham talk about radical acceptance.
Art you should know: Sally Nixon’s 365 Insta challenge
Attention! Illustrator Sally Nixon is doing the 365 creative challenge on Instagram and it’s already amazing.
My list of books to read this month
Essays that made legendary writer Hilton Als applaud, and a dystopian tale for despondent Millennials (raises hand), help me ring in 2019.
Words on the street: Jan. 9, 2019
Words from Lakeview, a bowling alley, a bread cafe, and more.
On writing: How to survive the Taste Gap
Is fear of your creative work being total shit holding you back from actually making any of it? Then you should listen to this wisdom from Ira Glass.
Roundup: Books to help you vicariously take down the patriarchy
Move over, Handmaid’s Tale—these ladies are bringing the heat before things get Gilead bad.
Opinion: Presidents aren’t people we should “want to drink a beer with”
It’s like that scene in “Cool Runnings.”