When I was young – preteen – without the distractions of responsibility and expectation that come with adult life, I found myself from time to time dwelling on the mystery of why I existed. How had I become a person? Why did I look like I did? Why did anyone look like they did? Where […]
The Ingredients We Have on Hand
One of my favorite illustrations of the writing process comes from Madeliene L’Engle’s book Walking on Water. In it she compares writing books to cooking dinner: she adds a bit to one pot, a bit to another, until one story starts simmering madly and needs her whole attention. Then she pulls that pot to the […]
Enchantment in Every Wood
Camera in hand, I tip-toe along the trail behind one of our local neighborhoods. A tiny creek burbles alongside the path, and the low hum of mosquitoes fills the air with a palpable tension. My finger is poised on the shutter, and my faded tennis shoes seem to whisper against the gravel, as if they, […]
Time for Timelessness
Editor’s Note: Here’s another archival post worth revisiting. Enjoy! I recently spoke with a nice woman who works in publishing. I asked her why publishing has abandoned timelessness in favor of timeliness. I will summarize her answer: Librarians used to drive the market. That explains the success of Robert Lawson, Eleanor Estes, and Richard and […]
Castles in the Air
Last week as I visited France with my husband on an anniversary trip, I couldn’t help but think of my friends, the March sisters. When we arrived on the southern coast, I thought of Amy rebuking Laurie in Nice and her determination to see that she got her castle in the air by marrying the […]
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