Where Are The Writers?

Happy New Year to myself.

Spent the last month reading 6 books by Jay Brandon - recommended to me by the local librarian. Still have a few more of his books to read - for the most part I'm enjoying the work - definitely page-turning type stuff. I'm taking a small break from his work & reading 1776 by David McCullough. About 1/2 way through.

Went to services again this morning & made me a bit sad - recall the powerful teaching of Don McClure & wonder why the heck I put myself through a pablum trial. Guess we all need baby food once in awhile. Shows me what I miss and why I miss it.

I received an interesting e-mail from P&W today - very cool article explaining that writers are no longer around with the quality to win national contests.

I guess I could comment on the qulaity of education, and how it's only getting worse with the imposition of the teach to the government test mentality that has erupted under NCLBA. But, that's been gone over so much that it bores me to even think about any more. What's the use when the government becomes anti-education?

Found out yesterday that Davide Rivera has started a blog & just yesterday he posted a wonderful 12-part poem: http://misterhaze.blogspot.com/