“Concerning Craft” is a new feature of the Little Patuxent Review. On a regular basis, we will introduce you to a contributor, showcase a piece of that person’s work we have published and then draw back the curtain to reveal a little of what went into producing it. Prince Mensah graciously agreed to be our first participant. […]
Read More…The association of children and fairy stories is an accident of our domestic history. Fairy stories have in the modern lettered world been relegated to the “nursery,” as shabby or old-fashioned furniture is relegated to the playroom, primarily because the adults do not want it, and do not mind if it is misused. –JRR Tolkien, […]
Read More…I met a few weeks ago with my friend, massage therapist and poet Lisa Faraone. We welcomed 2011 with an exchange of gifts and a cup of tea. What serendipity that Lisa put The Miracle of Water by Masaru Emoto into my hands. I flipped through Emoto’s book to check out the photographs of water […]
Read More…From Tennessee to the Gaza Strip, Truth Thomas’ genius lies in his ability to take us places where we’ve never been before…the message is always clear, the craft exquisite and masterful. –Randall Horton, author of The Lingua Franca of Ninth Street Truth Thomas, one of our contributing editors, is on our Salon Series schedule […]
Read More…One of the advantages of having data online is that it lowers the barrier to serendipity: you can stumble across something in these 500 billion words and be the first person ever to make that discovery. –The Official Google Blog, 12/16/2010 11:08:00 AM Only days after Google’s Books Ngram Viewer went live, I was hooked. […]
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