If you were dreaming right now, would you realize it? Between surreal creatures, endless nightmares, and violence that may not be what it seems, this anthology blurs the line between reality and fantasy.Featuring stories by Sirius, Nicole Duffeck, Aaron Lebold, Alice Lorentino, P.N. Harrison, Andrew Darlington, Charles Stott, Justin Samuels, Fariel Shafee, Zazie Kanwar-Torge, A.R.I. Hemmings, Wendy Wheeler, Paul Lewthwaite, Jack Feerick, J.G. McGrath, Holly Horror, Nenad Mitrovich,...

NOT FOR POETS ONLY! This is a book on writing unlike any you have ever read: Part manifesto, part love letter, part confession, this little volume distills lessons learned from 25 years as a writer, editor, and teacher — and serves them up in a singular voice, with no hype and no nonsense. No matter what kind of writer you are, no matter what kind of work you make, the sixty minutes or so that you invest in reading DREAMING ON THE CLOCK will make it better.

An Amazon-Kindle Bestseller: "ALL ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS ARE ACHIEVEMENTS UNTO THEMSELVES"Whether you're a published author experiencing writer's block, a first-time novelist grappling with a debut, or a lover of literature who wants to gain insight into what it takes to write a good book, this inspiring tutorial will help keep the juices flowing, and demystify the creative process at the same time.

Teaching English as a second or foreign language is full of challenges: How do you hold students' interest? How do you ensure that they get enough practice to really learn?The Fifty Ways to Teach Them series gives you a variety of drills, games, techniques, methods, and ideas to help your students master English. Most of the ideas can be used for both beginning and advanced classes. Many require little to no preparation or special materials. The ideas can be used with any textbook,...

Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces, and, most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading.

**A stunning masterclass on the creative process, the craft of writing, and the art of finding inspiration from Stephen King, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini, Roxane Gay, Neil Gaiman, and more of the most acclaimed writers at work today"For artists in need of a creative fix, Light the Dark is as good as a visit from the divine muse." -Bookpage**What inspires you? That's the simple, but profound question posed to forty-six renowned authors in LI...

How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds -- forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient ageLife is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, o...

Many students feel a bit stuck after learning the meanings, unsure of how to put the cards together into a coherent, relevant, and useful message or answer to a question. This is because understanding what a card means and doing a reading are two different things. PT's Quick Start Guide to Tarot Readings will help you understand the process of interpreting a tarot reading with ease and confidence. This Guide details my process of conducting a reading. You can use this to read for yourself ...

This Deluxe edition includes both Practical Tarot's Quick Start Guide to Learning the Cards and Practical Tarot's Quick Start Guide to Tarot Readings.Learning the Cards is designed to help you create basic card meanings efficiently and effectively. This Guide does not give you card meanings; it shows you how to create card meanings…your own meanings. If you are completely new to the cards, this is an excellent way to get to know your deck.Tarot Readings will help you unders...

Can I use "I" in my college paper?The short answer: Yes.But keep reading.Even if you don't like college writing—no, even if you hate college writing—this guide will get you through it. It offers clear and concise answers to your questions about writing college papers.Find out:What makes a good research question?How do I write a strong thesis statement?What if I don't understand my assignment?How do I write an introduction?H...

More than ever in this completely updated edition, The Elements of Expression helps word users "light up the cosmos or the written page or the face across the table" as they seek the radiance of expressiveness—the vivid expression of thoughts, feelings, and observations. Nothing kills radiance like the murky, generic language dominating today's talk, airwaves, and posts. It tugs at our every sentence, but using it to express anything beyond the ordinary is like flapping the tongue to escap...

A bestselling linguist takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our eyes -- and why we should embrace this transformation and not fight itLanguage is always changing -- but we tend not to like it. We understand that new words must be created for new things, but the way English is spoken today rubs many of us the wrong way. Whether it’s the use of literally to mean “figuratively” rather than “by the letter,” or the way young ...