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Tag Archives: Amy Weldon
FIVE IN BLOOM: Just Once
by Juhi Singhal Karan
Does the number of novels that one publishes have anything to do with being a writer, or the act of writing? We think not. This month we talk about five novels that were the only novels their writers published. Continue reading
Sybille Bedford: Resilience and Grace
by Amy Weldon
The writer Sybille Bedford (1911-2006), who published her first book, the travelogue A Sudden View, at age 42, exemplifies the best effects of world-culture life on a person’s imagination and resilience. Continue reading
The Spinning Self: On Pottery and the Rest of My Life
by Amy Weldon
At first, shucking off my professor identity felt easy. But then preening self-awareness crept in. . . . Next stop—I congratulated myself—would be mastery! . . . Yet by the end of the second day I was stuck. Continue reading
Collateral Gifts: The Poetry and Journey of Spencer Reece
by Amy Weldon
At this point in Reece’s story, poetry and ministry begin to draw and twine together, taking the narrative, literally, to an unexpected place: Our Little Roses, a girl’s orphanage in Honduras. Continue reading
Abigail Thomas: Accidentally Deliberate
by Amy Weldon
I owe this experience to that little book’s author, Abigail Thomas—memoirist, novelist, dog lover . . . widow, painter, and teacher—who trains us in forgiveness and clarity with every word. Continue reading
The Self and The Shelf
from Juhi Singhal Karan and Rachel Leal
From family heirlooms to gun cabinets to chairs and even floors, a bookshelf isn’t just a container for pulp and ink, it holds a map of a reader’s journey. Here are the “Shelfies” of six of our staff writers, in their own words and photos. Continue reading
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