Here’s the third question that helps us understand how readers and writers connect. Earlier we looked at the connecting power of humor and laughter, as well as a common concern by readers and writers for characters in pain.
Now we come to poison and dying, and at a time like this I wish I were a mystery writer. Agatha Christie loved to kick off her mysteries with a good old-fashioned poisoning. Her 80 mystery novels have sold about four billion copies in 45 languages. They say that everybody loves a good mystery, and apparently everybody also loves a good poisoning.
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The classic tale of the prophetess of Moloka‘i is back in print for a limited edition. The “bowl of light” parable is featured: “Every child born has at birth, a Bowl of perfect Light. If he tends his Light, it will grow in strength and he can do all things … If, however, he becomes envious or jealous he drops a stone into his bowl of Light, and a little of the Light will go out.… If at any time he tires of being a stone, all he needs to do is huli [turn] the bowl and the stones will all fall away, and the Light will come back and grow once more.” Also covers
A new year is upon us, and some folks are making lists. Try this list. Name five things you can do in bed. Yes, I know it sounds like something you’d see on a Cosmo cover, but that’s not where I’m going with this.
If you’d like to play along, make a mental list right now of five things you can do in bed. Each person’s list will be different, and that’s a good thing. There are no wrong answers. When you have your list ready, continue reading.
All right, here’s my list. The first two are the obvious ones, so I’ll just name them and move on. My first two are sleeping and … the other thing. Let’s be romantic and call it cuddling, along with its many variations.
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