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“I dream of an art so transparent that you can look through and see the world.” ~ Stanley Kunitz

"Writing is my ladder. My all-access pass. Armed with a notepad and recorder, I can reach out to experts in any profession with the confidence of a dude on TikTok who found a way to subvert the system." ~ Abby Alten Schwartz / Abby Alten Schwartz brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/02/spe…

So good. So true. So funny.👇🏼

Went back as far as the Dinty W. Moore “parenting” topic would go, and found this gem by Marilyn Knight. “please God don’t let me be a martyr, even if it means I have to be a bitch.” brevitymag.com/nonfiction/dir… SmokeLong Quarterly

If you read anything today, make it this exceptional piece Girl/Thing from years ago in Dinty W. Moore brevitymag.com/nonfiction/gir… SmokeLong Quarterly

“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." ~ James Baldwin

Can’t forget today’s deep dive post for SmokeLong Quarterly from Dinty W. Moore brevitymag.com/nonfiction/whe…

Stumbled upon this one for my SmokeLong Quarterly deep dive, and it perfectly describes a scenario that has played out in my neighborhood with my kids. I thought I was the only one! Dinty W. Moore brevitymag.com/nonfiction/the…

Your job is to turn toward the parts of your story you most want to turn away from... if there’s something poking at you, whispering look at me, & you don’t, you could be shying away from the most powerful part of your story. ~ Stephanie Mitchell brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/bra…

Advice for when memoir strays into therapy - Stephanie Mitchell at Dinty W. Moore brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/bra… #writingcommunity #creativewriting #authorcommunity #writinglife

We're so happy that almost 40 people took up The Archive Challenge, and 27 of them have posted until the end (today). Those of you who began on the second day, don't forget to post tomorrow. We'll be choosing a winner ($400!!!) on Friday!

"I try to remind myself that writing, like cheesemaking, is a craft that can be learned. Maybe revision is less about fixing something, and more about learning to read what’s there, learning to let the raw ingredients lead the way."~ Kate Keleher brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/the…

Fell behind a bit on my Dinty W. Moore deep dive for SmokeLong Quarterly so here’s a few to catch me up… I decided to look at options under the “experimental form” tag. So cool that Brevity gives so many ways to find/read its pieces!

"The more rigid the self, the more suffering it carries." — Nathan Glyde

At first, I thought I was journaling out of boredom or an old habit. But I see now that I was writing my way back to myself. Writing had been a tool, a thing I used. But now, it was something else. A quiet companion. A witness who stayed. ~ Kathryn M.B. Johnson brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/11/whe…

“A story’s greatest challenge is just a hair away from its greatest opportunity.” ~ Peter Rock

"The story about too many things is not a sign of crisis. It means that the story is alive and pulsing. Its paradoxes and complexities are not meant to be side-stepped, but to be embraced." ~ Arya Samuelson brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/too…

If your novel, memoir or essay is about too much... where to go next. Arya Samuelson at Dinty W. Moore brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/too… #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writingtips #writinglife #creativewriting

“The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool.” ~ William Least Heat-Moon

“The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool.” ~ William Least Heat-Moon