One Reason to Be Optimistic About the Election
Everyone has an opinion about the election. This blog post is not about this writer’s opinion on Hillary or Trump. I’m more interested in...
Climate Change
On a flight to Tokyo, I read an article in the USA Today that had a profound effect on me. This little article, about the Pope’s...
Tsurumai Park
Sitting on the same bench where I wrote seven years ago, where I drank sake under the cherry trees with friends from around the globe,...
Be Productive and Get Some Sleep
What is the greatest issue facing the United States of America? Whatever came to your mind just then, I bet it had to do with something...
And so I write.
A soft breeze that rustles the leaves, a grill hardly used but told to be useful, the smell of dew, two aspens towering above in a green...
Exclusive Interview with Victor Vale
In this exclusive interview with Victor Vale, the narrator of The Last Book Ever Written, Victor tells us about his childhood, his...
Why I Wrote The Last Book Ever Written
When the iPhone was released, my best friend, always the first to embrace technology, brought it to my house. My friends and I sat...
Bricklayer
In this prompt, we were asked to write about our ancestors: As I lay brick after brick, I remember how I got here. The languages going in...
Standing on a Corner
This piece is from a kids’ writer’s workshop. It’s intended for children of all ages. The prompt is: “Standing on a Corner”. Write what...
With the Stroke of a Brush
Rolling hills, olive trees, vineyards as far as the eye can see – this is the awe-inspiring view from Les Beaux, the castle overlooking...
