Excellent Advice to Writers

Excellent Advice to Writers

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond – and his response is magnificent: “Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer...
Angry Protesters, Desist!

Angry Protesters, Desist!

Another on my books I haven’t read list is White Fragility by Robin Diangelo. This white woman makes a strong case that white people are overly defensive about matters of racial history. It’s a good point. You don’t have to look very far to find rabid examples of...