The Writing Life
Author: Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood; the Northwest pioneer epic The Living; and the nonfiction narrative Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. A gregarious recluse, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters…..Read More
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Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art?… Continue Reading Posted in: Christianity And The Arts, L'engle, Madeleine
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write.… Continue Reading Posted in: Creative Writing, Etc.), Handbooks, Manuals
The Maytrees
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Ninety miles north of Seattle on the Washington coast lies Bellingham Bay, where a rough settlement founded in the 1850s would become the town of Whatcom. Here, the Lummi and… Continue Reading Posted in: History, Washington (State) Bellingham Region
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Holy the Firm
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