2020-05-26 17:00
Mere ChristianityBy: C.S. LewisHarperOne; Revised & Enlarged edition (April 21, 2015)227 pages What can I say about a classic text, like Mere Christianity, that has not already been said… Read More
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2020-05-23 01:30
1. Uh. Why are all of you in such a hurry to get to work? I honestly don’t get it. 2. Looking for western fiction? Go read The Berrybender Narratives. 3. Wait. Maleficent was the good… Read More
2020-05-22 02:30
Instabooks 262: booksbythefoot
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2020-05-22 01:30
Maybe it is true that most good novels are written around middle age? Hemingway wrote Old Man And the Sea at 53. Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote The Brothers Karamazov at 59. And And Andrews wrote… Read More
2020-05-22 00:30
This is the best video summary of Ruth I have found. [This is part of the series: Video Summary Of the Bible]
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2020-05-21 23:30
Where I Sit 8: Out The Car Window, Lubbock (Kindergarten Graduation) “Oh when the saints go marching in..“
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2020-05-21 22:30
Relationship and Fellowship with those we love Is not forceable
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2020-05-21 02:30
Instabooks 261: oasisgirlmd
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2020-05-21 01:30
I think we need more minor writers out there. Maybe it’s a book, a blog, or a journal you need to start. No matter if you are capturing your thoughts for the entire world, or your gran… Read More
2020-05-21 00:30
All the time and work since scribes first began. Well – yeah – that’s a lot of writing. But you could say that about anything…construction, farming, music, and every… Read More
2020-05-20 23:30
In my opinion, The Berrybender Narratives were the second-best series that Larry McMurtry wrote. Book 1: Sin Killer Book 2: The Wandering Hill Book 3: By Sorrower’s River Book 4: Folly… Read More
2020-05-20 22:30
I’m down and out and Out here in Midland County Headed home to you
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2020-05-20 02:30
Instabooks 260: okuryazar.tv
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2020-05-20 01:30
Literary taste is subjective, after all. But I think the issue here is literary time – because my grandfather was the same way. The simple fact is that for most of human history, few p… Read More
2020-05-20 00:30
I have long agreed that glimpses into the collections of reader’s books are a window to their soul. It’s like a personality test of sorts. What has influenced them? What do they… Read More
2020-05-19 23:30
Ravi Zacharias passed away this morning. He was one of my favorite writers and thinkers (just search the archives here). His daughter, Sarah Davis, shared this post on the RZIM website this… Read More
2020-05-19 22:30
Give to your kids the Gift of being content with Living on little
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2020-05-19 02:30
Instabooks 259: finepreserverbookshttps
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2020-05-19 01:30
I might add that in addition to the fact that you write what you’ve read, you also write what you’ve lived. It’s true. Enough studying and reading about economics, and I fi… Read More
2020-05-19 00:30
“Have you read all these books?” is a great question for the owner of a large library. I used to relish answering it with a (too) prideful: “Yes.” But then life happe… Read More
2020-05-18 23:30
I saw this blog post, If You Are Having Trouble Reading, at just the right time, y’all. Honestly, this quarantine coronavirus mess has got me so far off schedule and my regular reading… Read More
2020-05-18 22:30
Pancakes, butter, and Hash Browns, coffee, with bacon I’m breakfast makin
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2020-05-16 01:30
Random Thoughts – 242 Have A Splendid Life Talking Can Be Dull The Best Video Summary Of Judges I Have Found There Is Chaos Without It The Critical Marketplace Something To Write About… Read More
2020-05-16 00:30
1. I have driven up and down this road for 20 years – so yes – it’s going to take me a while to get used to this new stop sign. 2. Here is where Larry McMurtry got the titl… Read More
2020-05-15 02:30
Instabooks 258: harrisondesign
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2020-05-15 01:30
I hope that whatever vocation you choose, it allows you to have a splendid life too. Isn’t that our goal – to find work that puts food on the table, and fulfills our purpose and… Read More
2020-05-15 00:30
Writers talking can be dull, I get it. You want the fretted over prose – not the extemporaneous grasps at public discourse. But maybe you just haven’t heard this keynote my Anne… Read More
2020-05-14 23:30
This is the best video summary of Judges I have found. [This is part of the series: Video Summary Of the Bible]
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2020-05-14 22:30
Kids need a schedule There is chaos without it Don’t you dare doubt it
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2020-05-14 02:30
Instabooks 257: okuryazar.tv
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2020-05-14 01:30
Forget the critical marketplace of establishment taste-makers, I say. I mean sure, you can smile and be appreciative if they acknowledge you – and take their money if they make you a d… Read More
2020-05-14 00:30
I think that finding something to write about is a function of generating enough ideas that you find interesting. Easier said than done, I get it… Of course, you can write about anyth… Read More
2020-05-13 23:30
This insanity around us, I just wanted to document some of the public coronavirus notices I see. Will our grandkids even believe that the world was one like this? Or is this the new normal?… Read More
2020-05-13 22:30
Pools closed, summer hosed Not sure what we will do but Keep on in this rut
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2020-05-13 02:30
Instabooks 256: booksbythefoot
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2020-05-13 01:30
Famous writer Larry McMurtry wrote ten books before any one of them sold over five thousand copies?! I am thankful he didn’t quit writing. Let’s you and I not quit either (whatev… Read More
2020-05-13 00:30
Larry McMurtry came up with the title to his famous novel Lonesome Dove – in a moment of total serendipity – directly from Lonesome Dove Baptist Church. Lonesome Dove Baptist Chu… Read More
2020-05-12 23:30
He’s right – you shouldn’t forsake relationships for anything. The cost it simply too high. Relationships are, after all, all that lasts. At least that’s what I belie… Read More
2020-05-12 22:30
An early robin In spring will sing the loudest And stand the proudest
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2020-05-12 02:30
Instabooks 255: bluestockingbookshelf
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2020-05-12 01:30
Ok, I have got to go and check out Ranchman’s Ponder Steakhouse sometime then. I mean, if it’s frequented by Larry McMurtry – it’s at least worth a look! For years I… Read More
2020-05-12 00:30
Larry McMurtry’s most difficult novel to finish – was apparently – Lonesome Dove. For me, my most difficult blog post is nearly always the one I am doing now. But that&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-05-11 23:30
I got this email from Jeff Goins the other day. It had this great reminder in it: The world is in crisis, and many people are telling you to do something new. But what if you didn’t ha… Read More
2020-05-11 22:30
I assumed that you And you assumed that I, would Be the one to try
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2020-05-09 01:30
1. Strangest kindergarten year ever. 2. Do you have a sense of the rural way? 3. Listed under things I thought I would never say: “Hey, I’m doing dishes, you want me to wash your… Read More
2020-05-08 02:30
Instabooks 254: booksbythefoot
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2020-05-08 01:30
Ok, well, note to self: Stay away from pointless writer’s conferences then. Honestly, I think most people of a certain bent are always looking for an excuse to drink… But if inf… Read More
2020-05-07 23:30
For whatever reason, I have been paying more attention to birds. One of the frequent birds around our yard, and in our trees, is the American Robin. I have been reading up on them and here a… Read More
2020-05-07 22:30
Babies only laugh And babies only smile, these Are my baby lies
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2020-05-07 02:30
Instabooks 253: littlemissbookreader
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2020-05-07 01:30
The rural way is a funny thing. For one, it’s relative. (Small communities also remind me of The Pace Of Being Known.) I once spoke to a girl, born and raised in L.A. She thought it wa… Read More
2020-05-07 00:30
You bet writers dislike their own prose sometimes. I mean, I occasionally do sit down with oodles of time and make something I halfway like. Often though, I am embarrassed about what I have… Read More
2020-05-06 23:30
This clip of broadcaster Carter Blackburn calling his daughter’s ballet performance is perfect. So much of our lives have been paused in this insane start to the year. But people have… Read More
2020-05-06 22:30
We saw a horse that Was grey and brown never an Animal to frown
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2020-05-06 02:30
Instabooks 252: okuryazar.tv
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2020-05-06 01:30
You should read Taki Theodoracopulos too. Who is he? He is a journalist, writer, and publisher – the son of a greek shipping magnate. I have followed him off and on since college. Year… Read More
2020-05-06 00:30
If you are looking for a great theme for your story, there you go. Or any story, for that matter… Take Larry McMurtry’s advice: Death and rebirth. He has sold more books that yo… Read More
2020-05-05 23:30
Here is how Tim Ferris digests books, apparently. Maybe not all books that I would read…but good annotation ideas still. I for one read almost exclusively on Kindle. Sure, I prefer ph… Read More
2020-05-05 22:30
Friends with food to stay Summer nights and summer days Quickly on the way
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2020-05-05 02:30
Instabooks 251: lescargot.papier
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2020-05-05 01:30
Michael Korda, a prolific writer in his own right, is more famously known as the long-time editor-and-chief at Simon & Schuster. I have posted about another well know editor here. But th… Read More
2020-05-05 00:30
Yeah, you would-be writers out there… How long are you willing to do the work, for little to no payout? Two years? Three years? Seven years? I hope the answer is that you would do it… Read More
2020-05-04 23:30
Remembering that your art is not your identity is paramount for any creative, I think. For we all have a decision. We can let positive feedback make as feel good, and negative feedback make… Read More
2020-05-04 22:30
I am a buyer Of assets that generate income, sell the rest
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2020-05-02 02:30
Instabooks 250: enchantedlibraries
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2020-05-02 01:30
1. I think the most effective way to save money is by pretending not to have any. 2. So you’re saying he still got a book deal? 3. I think the most effective way to keep things picked… Read More
2020-05-01 22:30
Jira item for Me I think that it should be Closed as duplicate
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2020-05-01 02:30
Instabooks 249: bluestockingbookshelf
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2020-05-01 01:30
The best part of a writer’s life is doing the work. Why? Because that’s why you started writing in the first place! For the way words and language made you feel. I mean, sure. Ma… Read More
2020-05-01 00:30
Well, fantastic, now I have to find and read some Max Crawford I suppose. Of course, the main point I took from this bit is that Max Crawford still managed to get published. It just took hom… Read More
2020-04-30 23:30
I’m collecting booknotes in Evernote tonight like:
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2020-04-30 22:30
I love my sleeping Babies in the car tired Weekend from afar
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2020-04-30 02:30
Instabooks 248: thehalcyondaysofsummer
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2020-04-30 01:30
My first successful magazine submission was to Cotton Grower Magazine. It was a piece titled: Speculation 101-A Primer In The Cotton Market. The piece ran in the magazine’s print editi… Read More
2020-04-30 00:30
This is an encouragement to you, as well as it is to me; let’s publish young writers when we are able. Of course, many writers will give up and move on to other things. But for the one… Read More
2020-04-29 23:30
I love this idea on how one should practice being stupid with their art. Sol Lewitt says: You must practice being stupid, dumb, unthinking, empty. Then you will be able to DO… Try to… Read More
2020-04-29 22:30
Age is an odd thing Let it make you and not break A heart made to sing
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2020-04-29 02:30
Instabooks 247: scot7
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2020-04-29 01:30
Grad school was briefly the place to be for me too. Of course, my experience was not because of journalism finding its feet in a post war boom. I came went to grad school, largely, because a… Read More
2020-04-29 00:30
A highly specialized life is the life I want too. Don’t we all? I want more reading/writing/thinking – and total freedom. Sounds about as good as it gets. What life do you want t… Read More
2020-04-28 23:30
Funny how things connect, for English writer Pearcy Lubbock was once a librarian at Samuel Pepy’s personal library collection kept at Cambridge. Percy Lubbock and Henry James were good… Read More
2020-04-28 22:30
I wish you the best Love and hope and peace and sleep Friendship, not a test
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2020-04-28 02:30
Instabooks 246: kellysbookcase
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2020-04-28 01:30
Honestly, my first graduate year was a blast too. I was 22 and earning an M.A. in economics at The University Of Texas at San Antonio. I spent most of my days studying and reading in an unma… Read More
2020-04-28 00:30
Forget extended correspondence – I can barely manage limited correspondence. We all have enough obligations. Extended letter writing does not need to be added to the list too. And the… Read More
2020-04-27 23:30
Here is my WordPress work screen. The screen I stare at before I type and posts get published on here. If you know what I am talking about, this probably feels like home too. It feels like h… Read More
2020-04-27 22:30
I cannot see through To the end of this story All I see is you
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2020-04-25 02:30
Instabooks 245: shnordic
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2020-04-25 00:30
1. Being good at business and understanding economics is not the same thing – at all. 2. If you eventually want a wealthy wife, you date wealthy women. And if you want to be a writer… Read More
2020-04-24 23:30
This is the best video summary of Deuteronomy I have found. [This is part of the series: Video Summary Of the Bible]
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2020-04-24 22:03
Babies scream at dad Because dads are not the mom It’s a little sad
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2020-04-24 02:30
Instabooks 244: booknerdnative
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2020-04-24 01:30
Saying “writers are competitive,” especially at a young age, is to say that artist are competitive. Or simply, I think: Youngster are competitive. Youth is frequently synonymous… Read More
2020-04-24 00:30
This quote is a complete allegory about why writers that have continued to write win out over those that quit. Stop writing today – and I guarantee what will happen. Keep going –… Read More
2020-04-23 23:30
Where I Sit 7: Quarantine afternoons, Lubbock
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2020-04-23 22:30
Relax man, deep breath Save some work for tomorrow It will still be there
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