3+ hour, 50+ min ago  (12+ words) Local authors to sign books at Albuquerque stores this week Albuquerque Journal...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (594+ words) I am often asked why I continue to write — what motivates me? The honest answer is that I’m not very good at anything else. In a famous essay published in 1946, George Orwell offered a more thoughtful response. He noted four…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1871+ words) This is a work of fiction. It was written in January and February of 2024. If you would like to download a copy and add it to your personal digital archive (or read it in an ebook reader), here is a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (311+ words) Reading Amnesia Is Real, and It Might Be the Best Evidence That Books Are Working (Picture Credit - Pinterest) Forgetting A Book Does Not Mean The Reading Failed Us Completely (Picture Credit - Pinterest) The embarrassment comes from a false assumption: that…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (986+ words) This is a breakdown of my most recent entry into the Writing Battle that didn’t make it out of the peer judging round. I recommend reading it before you dive into my self-critique of why it doesn’t work because nothing…...

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2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (769+ words) If you are someone who reads the same sentence three times before continuing — who has wondered, in the margins of a good book or a difficult email, whether something is wrong with the way your attention works — this is for…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1025+ words) Ron Jacobs is the author of several books, including Daydream Sunset: Sixties Counterculture in the Seventies published by CounterPunch Books. His latest book, titled Reality, Resistance, Rock and Roll is a collection of book reviews written for Counterpunch over the…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (434+ words) Writer’s block is generally a temporary creative pause that encourages stronger habits, clearer organization, and more sustainable writing practices. What Is Writer’s Block? Writer’s block is a temporary difficulty in generating, organizing, or expressing ideas despite having the intention and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (515+ words) George Orwell wrote an essay entitled, “Why I Write.” It is a question I often get from family and friends. Why, at 90, do you spend so much time at the computer, pounding out those articles, essays, and reviews that so…...