Happiness 6-7
the sound of horses clattering into the inn yard; singing together in harmony; a declaration of peace.
Year: 2010
Happiness 6-6
tufted puffins; a thrilling invitation; bicycling from Punta Arenas, Chile to Point Barrow, Alaska.
WriteSpa #35 – Message in a Bottle
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers
I was thinking about bottles recently and what an extraordinary invention they are. Bottles are beautiful. There are green glass bottles. Tiny cobalt blue bottles. Clear bottles. Short squat amber ones that you’d find in an apothecary. Hand blown bottles from Venice. Chianti bottles from Italy. Stainless steel bottles. Exquisite perfume bottles. Round, thin, long-necked, wide-bottomed… bottles come in just about every shape, color, size imaginable. And their purposes are inexhaustible. […]
Happiness 6-5
a lunch party; visiting a wise man in the Caucacus Mountains; reflecting on the past, like a mirror.
Happiness 6-4
a lessening of pain; sculling on the Charles River; postcards from long ago.
Happiness 6-3
the Pyramid of the Moon; climbing to the top of a pine tree; human dignity.
Happiness 6-2
the fog lifting; a kiss on your forehead; Lake Windermere at dawn.
What’s at the Heart of Being a Successful Author
In the most recent issue of the Authors Guild Bulletin, there’s a transcript of a symposium on the future of publishing, with a panel of Publisher, Agent, Author. The comments were fairly predictable: the Publisher was interested in how to make money; the Agent was interested in how to ensure the Author got some of the money so the Agent would make money; and the Author (Susan Cheever) was interested in the question of how the new ways of Publishing will actually change the way writers write because it is clearly changing how readers read. […]
Happiness 6-1
white water rafting on the Colorado river; a seagull landing on your head; being spontaneous.
Happiness 5-31
the sweetness of early summer dawn; slow dancing; Waimea Canyon, Kauai.
Happiness 5-30
the Sussex Downs; being amazed by a poem; late-blooming lilacs.
Happiness 5-29
rounding the tip of Cape Horn; a windfall; laughing out loud for an hour.
WriteSpa #34 – Money and Success
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers A new financial institution called TimeBank has created a social-business model in which hours are exchanged for hours instead of financial compensation exchanged for a product or service. For example, an hour of cooking is worth an hour of carpentry is worth an hour of tutoring. A physical therapist Read more about WriteSpa #34 – Money and Success[…]
Happiness 5-28
running across the field towards you; a moment of truth; wild strawberry flowers.
Happiness 5-27
diving for pearls; the temples of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom; a handwritten letter explaining.
Tweet-up In New York
Brakes squeal; the train lumbers to a slow, and then a stop. I emerge as though from a daze of buttercups and leafy maples into a thick rush of people on the platform, and then am pushed and jostled up the stairs to the main concourse of Grand Central Station. Here is the starry dome Read more about Tweet-up In New York[…]
Happiness 5-26
the clatter of horsehoofs on a windy night; redwood trees; resting on your shoulder.
Happiness 5-25
jumping up and down in a puddle; Santa Maria in Trastevere; waving from the deck of an ocean liner.
Happiness 5-24
enormous chestnut trees in bloom; strolling across the covered bridge; the Pantheon.
Happiness 5-23
playing tag at dusk; heightened awareness; the wind rising.
Happiness 5-22
soft socks; the kindness of strangers; black tie picnic and opera at Glyndebourne.
Happiness 5-21
rocking the baby; seeing your name in the credits; the largest beaver dam in the world.