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Getting Away

Jason Arnett - February 8, 2013

I like to be entertained by stories. I want to be taken away to a place I’ve never been or to see place I’m familiar with in a new way. That’s not asking too much, is it? Now, don’t get me wrong – we need all kinds of stories. We learn from them, we are […]

The Task of Gifting

Jason Arnett - December 14, 2012

I’m a writer. I like things. I like stuff. I have a lot of stuff already. I like things that pertain to writing and the tangential things associated with writing. What should you get the writer in your life for a birthday, holiday, or special occasion?

If you can’t gift me happiness, give me tequila instead

Eliza Jaquays - December 11, 2012

In the past, my Christmas wishlists were miles long and filled with one item after another that I wanted. This year, it was a fairly short list. Maybe I’m getting older. Maybe I’m realizing that material things just weigh me down. Maybe I realize that I’m moving in a year and a half and I […]

You Can’t Go Wrong with Books

Sara Lundberg - December 11, 2012

Writers are not hard to buy for. I promise you, they are probably the easiest group of people (aside from kids – why do I have twenty things I want to buy the five-year-old but can’t think of a single thing to buy my Dad?) to shop for. Why? Easy. We love stories. Anything that […]

What are you reading?

Cafe Management - May 13, 2012

Writers tend to be voracious readers. Some of us even read multiple books at a time; I’m reading three simultaneously at the moment. What we read, as you may have seen in some of our previous posts, often influences what we write, and we all need that constant input. The more we read, the better […]