#city – Modest Thoughts

Autumn In Boston

October 13, 2015 by Alice Leave a Comment

Boston is certainly one of my favorite cities in the U.S….of course I’m saying this as a former Bostonian. 🙂 I make it a point to visit as often as possible, especially during the fall season where I get to put on my pea coat and watch the season change. We don’t really get seasons in … [Read more…]

“Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for God’s sake, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or don’t. Who knows, maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who doesn’t have to.”
― Alan W. Watts