At long last, I am returning to the Writing the Great Book series that I started two year ago. I am reposting this opening post. I will then, over the next couple of weeks, repost my essays on Angels and Animals. Once that is done, we will begin anew with the rest of Mortimer Adler’s Great…
Daddy, on the subject of whether or not the boys had to eat all of the dinner. "Yes. Because we are training you to be a guru. Gurus are people who can walk on hot coals, sleep on beds of nails, and eat unidentified vegetables." Also: John: "I am starting a new roleplaying game,…
Hello All! After basically a break of two years, I am starting up my Wright's Writing Corner again. I will pick up where I left off with the Great Ideas, but first, I am reposting my Writing Tips. Each tip has a link to the post I wrote on that topic. Enjoy! Writing Tips…
John and I will be signing books on Tuesday evening at Fountain Books in Richmond, Virginia. We will be there at 7:00. Fountain Books 1312 E. Cary Street Shockoe Slip Richmond, VA 23219 804-788-1594
This is an excerpt from the latest Christian Science Journal. It is an inteview with Kittie Burris, an FBI Agent turned Christian Science Practitioner. If you want to read the whole article, it is posted here: Was there any particular story from your time at the FBI that helped prepare you for the practice? There…
Our yearly New Years Letter: 2012 was an intriguing year for us with many blessings and a few setbacks. The highlight of the year—perhaps of the decade—for me was a trip to China with Ping-Ping for Chinese New Year last January. Words cannot express the wonder or the magic of this trip—two and a half…
Decidedly odd living in a generally clean house. I can walk around the dining room table! Definitely a new experience. Also, in the last week, Orville has cleaned two bathrooms, vacuumed three sections of the house and swept a floor. — amazing what making him earn his computer watching time does!
Haven't written my annual New Year's Letter yet. I will. In the meantime, 2012 was both a wonderful year and a very hard one. I am both happy to be onto the next one, and mildly disappointed, as if I missed something I had been waiting for. Maybe I had odd expectations, since the date…
Saw the Hobbit. Many years ago, when I was ten, my cousin told my father about two authors I might like: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. My father bought the books and kept them in his office, which was downstairs. Every week, when I did my chores, I would get one. Occasionally, I would sneak and…
Here is the link to Misty' Massey's answers: http://madkestrel.livejournal.com/208084.html