Sunday Scribblings – A passion for admiration
Joseph Addison, a 17th century essayist and poet, said, “Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with […]
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The drug
What it is… It’s what powers the writer to write the exceptional thing. It’s the high that comes from inspiration, from the elation in writing like mad, soaring atmospheres above […]
Famous last words…or not
I still haven’t forgiven Ernest for not leaving a note. I’ve softened a bit regarding it, however. Some of the outer layers of offense have sloughed off over the years. But […]
The Essence of a Thing 