I don't know if it's true or not, but my 'thoughts' or 'life' seem pointless if I cannot find one permanent thing. Maybe that "one thing" is the eternal nature of transience? Truth is a loaded word. One of my favorite sentences in existence is the KDworld.net tagline: "It's like the truth, only real." Does it make any sense to strip my thought of conceit? My soul of guise? Am I just fooling myself anyway by writing… by questing? Am I nothing but a poor, timid attempt at Don Quixote, protec...

"A vital gem...a kick in the ass." -- Esquire"Amazingly cogent and smart on the psychology of creation." -- Jay McInerney"As I closed THE WAR OF ART, I felt a surge of positive calm. I now know I can win this war. And if I can, so can you." -- Robert McKee, bestselling author of STORYDO YOU:- Dream about writing a great novel?- Regret not finishing your paintings, poems, or screenplays?- Want to start a business or charity?- Wish you ...

The Nurture of Loving is an incredible free-form poetry compilation which takes the reader through a reflective journey encompassing the Inspiration, Loving, Loss, Pain and Redemption of one's heart. This book composes feelings that many have had but did not have the words to express. If you have experienced love, loss, or the hope of one's affection this is the book for you.Selectively taken from his poetic memoirs written over the past 20 years, this collection highlights the aut...

**NATIONAL BEST SELLER • A collection of quotes from the internationally acclaimed author of *Wild—*drawn from the wide range of her writings—that capture her wisdom, courage, and outspoken humor, presented in a gift-sized package that's as irresistible to give as it is to receive."Cheryl Strayed is a tough-love truth-teller.... Brave Enough amount[s] to a galvanizing call to be bigger, bolder, more generous.” —The Washington Post**Around the world, thousa...

A simple guide to the transformative power of reading and writing poems, from two acclaimed spoken-word artists.How can a poem transform a life? Could poetry change the world? In this accessible volume, spoken-word stars Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley roll out the welcome mat and prove that poetry is for everyone. Whether lapsed poetry lovers, aspiring poets, or total novices, readers will learn to uncover verse in unexpected places, find their way through a poem w...

"When he put the gun to my head at 16, I left home..."So begins Christopher Hyatt's "Prologue" to this remarkable book.This third revised edition of "Rebels & Devils" brings together some of the most talented, controversial and rebellious people of our time. Many, such as Timothy Leary, William S. Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, Osho and Aleister Crowley are world-famous. Other contributors, such as S. Jason Black, Joseph Matheny and Peter J. Carroll, though highly accompli...

The author of the bestselling classic Notes to Myself explore how a small shift in thinking can change your life for the better.In this little volume, Hugh Prather shares universal life lessons gleaned from his own personal experiences. From mundane recollections to aphorisms and mantras, Prather examines things from a point of view that is both enlightening and refreshing. No matter where you are in your life journey, this book is packed with motivational...

This is a memoir, an understanding in poetic form.These words are part of my inner-most being.Derived from society's tug of war, brought-forthwithin the matters of self-awareness and the struggles of one's heart.These works strecth from my adolescent yearsto my late twenties.

“A sublime anthology” of essays, memoirs, stories and careful considerations from 66 writers riffing on a single word (Publishers Weekly, starred review).In this darb collection, Molly McQuade asks the question all writers love to answer: what one word means the most to you, thrills you, or sets your teeth on edge? And why?Writers respond with a wild gallimaufry of their choosing, from ardor to bitchin’ to th...

An original collection of incandescent cultural criticism, both experimental and personal, full of pragmatic advice for how to live a considered, joyful existence in our era of screen living and hipster irony, by a Gen-X Princeton professor and contributor to The New York TimesThe essays in The Other Serious examine the signature phenomena of our moment: the way our lives contradict themselves, how exaggeration and excess seep into our collective subconscious, why...

It is a simple principle: repeating a word feeds the mind with that word. So why not carefully choose words you want to feed your mind?Those offered here - in alphabetical order for easy memorization - are not the only ones possible. But this Alphabet offers one approach to applying this principle, together with meditations on each of the words proposed.

a profound and deeply metaphorical view of the day to day aspect of my life as I endure day in day out through the different challenges that life throws at me.