Tag Archives: literature

Treasures to Love and Adore: Smith Journal

In the magazine publishing world nowadays, it takes a good deal of creativity and originality to be able to stand out and make revenue.  This Australian magazine is built upon solid foundations of authenticity. From cover to cover it’s high quality. What makes it so great is there is a subtle harmony of beautiful designContinue reading “Treasures to Love and Adore: Smith Journal”

Poetry For Inspiration: The Sea, The Sea

Exhultation is the going Of an inland soul to sea Past the houses – past the headlands Into deep Eternity Bred as we, among the mountains Can the sailor understand The divine intoxication Of the first league out from land? Emily Dickinson. American (1830 -1886)    

Got enough books? What a stupid question!

Here are some book inspired goodies that will satisfy the avid bookworm inside of you, or inside of someone you love. Each has a great Christmas snuggle factor to them. Book Bricks Lovingly crafted in Melbourne by Light Reading, these bricks are customised to reflect your literary obsessions. They are novel enough to stand aloneContinue reading “Got enough books? What a stupid question!”

Short Form Writing on Wonder

Some things lead into the realm beyond words it is like that small mirror in fairy tales you glance in it and what you see is not yourself; for an instant you glimpse the Inaccessible… And the soul cries out for it. Alexander Solzhenitsyn Start with the little things seen through a magnifying glass ofContinue reading “Short Form Writing on Wonder”

Book Review: Paul Auster’s The Book of Illusions (Plus Get The Copy Free)

Hi there friends. I recently finished the amazing The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster. It’s a truly remarkable story. If you want to read it, then simply like my page and I’ll send it to the first person who does so. The Narrative (No spoilers)  Academic David Zimmer’s life is completely devastated when hisContinue reading “Book Review: Paul Auster’s The Book of Illusions (Plus Get The Copy Free)”

50 Beautiful Words To Sprinkle Into Communications

Our digital world is swarming with recently made-up words like YOLO and SWAG, plus misappropriated words like ‘awesome’ to mean pretty much everything. This demands that literary types everywhere come out of the woodwork in protest! Here are some luscious and fulsome words to sprinkle liberally into your communications. Alternately you could wield these words as Gandalf wouldContinue reading “50 Beautiful Words To Sprinkle Into Communications”

Historic Jukebox: Jamie XX & Edgar Allan Poe

Be transported into a different reality. With these floating, untethered words and music that I’ve curated or stumbled upon accidentally. In any case they are evocative and inspire deep escapism and magical voyages into the history of the world. Enjoy! There will be more Historic Jukebox to come! Instructions 1. Play Video. 2. Read Text.Continue reading “Historic Jukebox: Jamie XX & Edgar Allan Poe”