“Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”
A. A. Milne (b. January 18, 1882 – d. January 31, 1956)
“Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”
A. A. Milne (b. January 18, 1882 – d. January 31, 1956)
“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.”
E.B. White (b. July 11, 1899 – d. October 1, 1985)
“It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.”
Ursula K. Le Guin (b. October 21, 1929 – d. January 22, 2018)
“You have to write the book that wants to be written.
And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
— Madeleine L’Engle (b. 1918 – d. 2007)
This 2013 John Lewis Christmas advert has a lovely, simple message.
With all the ugliness and the crazy politics in the world today, it seems appropriate.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.
Happy Halloween!


Check out the Spring 2017 issue of Mid-American Review and the beautiful cover art by Sarah Knill.
I am so proud my story, “Slipped from the Tongue,” is included in this issue.
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