Word Mantras
Every so often, usually around Mother’s Day, lists are
circulated which detail the extensive duties filled by anyone with the job
title “Mom.” Ho…Read More
Remembering Ella Wheeler Wilcox
An old
edition of The Scarlet Letter recently came into my possession. It was
published by W.B. Conkey Company in Chicago and although th…Read More
Favorite Films, 2015
An international film star looking for inspiration, a young girl whose village is ravaged by AIDS, a 40-year-old ox living out his last…Read More
Favorite Reads, 2015
I really enjoy the process of looking over the past year’s
reads, especially when I have the chance to pass on something that perhaps
evaded you…Read More
"As soon as we express something, we devalue it strangely. We believe ourselves to have dived down into the depths of the abyss, and when we once again reach the surface, the drops of water on our pale fingertips no longer resemble the ocean from which they came...Nevertheless, the treasure shimmers in the darkness unchanged." ---Franz Kafka
About Me
Mary Vensel White is the author of Things to See in Arizona, Starling, Bellflower, and The Qualities of Wood. Her writing has appeared in The Madison Review, The Write Launch, Catapult, The Rumpus, Author Magazine, december magazine, and other places. She is an adjunct professor at Concordia University, Irvine, owner/editor at TypeEighteenEditing.com, and owner/publisher at TypeEighteenBooks.com. Currently, she lives in southern California.
That's a beautiful quote. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
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Nice blog Mary! And I LOVE the Cicero quote :)
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