written by john c ashworth Here’s some quick writer motivation for you. Motivation for writers can come in many different forms. Originally, I found my own with just the right amount of empathy and unconditional permission from a true angle early in my career as a college student. You have my permission to write… I…
Read MoreToni Morrison, the Nobel laureate in literature whose best-selling work explored black identity in America — and in particular the often crushing experience of black women — through luminous, incantatory prose resembling that of no other writer in English, died on Monday in the Bronx. She was 88. Source: Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the…
Read MoreDan Jenkin Dies and his daughter speaks to his legacy… In addition to the New York Times OBIT linked to below, I read another great article in The Washington Post about Dan written by his daughter. I especially love her statement about fatherhood… -John “So here’s the deal if you want a recipe for father…
Read MoreAmerican Pastoral is a terrific book and movie. Currently, my only exposure to Philip Roth I’m sad to say. I have some work to do to catch up 🙂 . The brilliance and insight of a story like American Pastoral is both admiral and humbling. -John In the course of a very long career, Mr….
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