How much of writing comes from narration? Our Children’s Book Club reads Jean Fritz’s “Homesick: My Own Story,” a Newbery Honor-winner.
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You Can Go Home Again – to the Bookstore
After more than a year of pandemic-induced isolation, I was able to go home again—in this case, a bookstore.
A Book of Poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay Finds Its Way Home
A 1927 book of poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay finds its way home to the family of the original owner.
Adjustments Book Club: Homecomings
In the final installment of our book club discussion of Adjustments, Rick Maxson reflects on what makes a home, and what makes it possible for a person to come home again.
Want a Sense of Home, Togetherness & Creativity?—Try The Farmers Market Factor
Charity Singleton Craig wraps up her book club discussion of Farmacology exploring the ways that farmers markets and community gardening contribute to the health not only of individuals, but of entire communities.
Fall Poetry Prompt: Coming Home Poems
A new name for an old tradition takes author Callie Feyen on a trip down memory lane, and she finds herself at home on a rainy fall evening. Come home, too, with your own poems!
Poets and Poems: Mark Burrows and “The Chance for Home”
To read “The Chance for Home” by Mark Burrows is to immerse oneself in the quiet beauty of memory, experience, reflection, and, ultimately, hope.
Poetry at Home—With Mischief, Toast, and Tea
Poetry is for life, not for ivory towers. That’s why we’re taking it home, with mischief, toast, and tea, through a new initiative called The Mischief Café.
Become a Better Writer: Maple Syrup Artist Date
The syrup-making man shares about his business, his face shining as he talks, and I surprise myself by accepting an invitation to visit his sugar house.
Become a Better Writer: 5 Things the Theater Taught Me About Writing
Dena Dyer explores lessons she learned about how to become a better writer through her work in the theater.
How to Become a Better Writer: Blue Spring Florida Artist Date
I arrive at the Blue Spring boil, where manatees dive deep, and flirt, and play, reminding me how to become a better writer.
How to Become a Better Writer: Artist Date on the Dock
We learn how to become a better writer as we join Kathryn Neel on the dock and consider how to make peace with the dark.
How to Become a Better Writer: Leonardo Artist Date
Kathryn Neel learned how to become a better writer with help from Leonardo da Vinci and wide-eyed children who easily embraced the playfulness of genius.
Philip Freneau: Poet of the American Revolution
Philip Freneau, friend of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, is known as the poet of the American Revolution.
Poets and Poems: Joanne Esser and “Nothing Is Stationary”
In “Nothing Is Stationary: Poems,” Joanne Esser reflects carefully and succinctly on the impermanence of life.
Poets and Poems: Ayala Zarfijian and “A Corner in the World”
In “A Corner of the World: Poems for My Father,” Ayala Zarfjian memorializes those lost in the Holocaust with both grief and hope.
Poets and Poems: Julia Alvarez and “Visitations”
In “Visitations: Poems,” Julia Alvarez looks back on her life in the Dominican Republic and New York with candor and a clear eye.
Five Ways to Research Your Family History
The writing of the novel “Brookhaven” provided five ways to research and decipher family history and genealogy.
Poets and Poems: Emily Bright and “This Ground Beneath Our Feet”
In “This Ground Beneath Our Feet,” poet Emily Bright explores what grounds our relationships and our lives.
Poets and Poems: Marjorie Maddox and “Hover Here”
The poems of “Hover Here” by Marjorie Maddox sit gently and quietly, taking their turn and waiting to be read.