In her essay On Miniatures, Lia Purpura explores the various answers to the question why are miniature things so compelling? She clarifies early that by “miniature” she means any workable things on a very small scale. Among the various qualities…
Do you outline your story for a book or for a screenplay? If you do, have you tried writing a longer work (book or screenplay) without creating an outline? In his latest video, author and blogger Daniel Poppie suggests new…
Whether it’s her migration between countries or the style of her creative focus, transition seems to be running parallel in the art of Rose Feller. Born in Kecskemet, Hungary, Rose Feller tells that she started with oil paintings and for…
Last month my visit to Houston, TX, allowed me to view the National Museum of Funeral History (or NMOFH for short). While name may scare you a bit, for funeral always reminds one of death and dying, the attraction is…
Can one eat art? Why not, especially if the art is edible and even yummy! In college I took a philosophy class centered on the question ‘what qualifies as art’. Philosophical analysis makes literally anything an argument and it’s difficult…
The categorization of a literary work isn’t always simple and easy. Many works can be read one way AND another and may or may not neatly fit in a single genre or even style (particularly in case of what they…
Joyce Bartholomew is a celebrity whose talent springs from the love of music and the love of God. Hailing from California, Joyce sings in faith and promotes Christian spiritual values via her songs. She also writes songs and introduces herself…
Recently I watched the classic mystery/horror movie Daughter of Darkness (1948) and the gothic element of in the movies’ theme and setting was inviting enough to make me think of writing a word or two about it. Scanning my memory…
Freedom is integral to both the aesthetic and functional aspects of literature, whether fiction, poetry, or non-fiction. In today’s “liberal” societies, however, this quality of literature is under attack. Renowned American author Lionel Shriver recently cautioned fellow fiction writers of…
