by Phibby Venable blue ridges, path loose with mud,a halo of fog grayingin a new daythe old womanlaid out her firethe night before,in the rusted woodstove,that still spokeout flames each morning,and sang out cold,as she listened, trembling the newspaper toward warmthe old woman, always in smoke and daydreams, worn outand…
Bestselling “Eat, Pray, Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert’s TEDTalk focuses on the inherent emotional risks involved in creative ventures and the idea that each of us is a creative genius.
by Richard Adams Carey I remember my mother being an atheist about the aging process. “I don’t feel any different,” she would protest as the decades marched on. She didn’t deny the aches and pains, which she did feel, and which were different. It was more a mental thing, a…
by Pamme Boutselis Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Amanda Bennett is an executive editor at Bloomberg News, directing special projects and investigations. She is the author of several books, including “In Memoriam,” “The Quiet Room,” “The Man Who Stayed Behind” and “The Cost of Hope,” a memoir about her family’s…