In 1992, the poet Anne Carson published a little book called Short Talks. It’s a series of micro-essays, ranging in length from a sentence to a paragraph, on seemingly disconnected subjects—orchids, ...

Easy for me to say? Well, no, not really. Even though one of my favorite personal mistakes* ultimately led to the successful publishing of my first book, this Miles Davis quote, which is posted ...

At first reading, the proverb appears simple and almost obvious, but its deeper meaning speaks to patience, discipline, and the value of consistent progress over instant results. In an age where speed ...

We evolved to be afraid. The ancient ancestors that were casual and blithely hopeful, underestimating the risks around them—predators, loss of food, aggression from others of their kind—did not pass ...