Writing Voice

In your natural way of producing words there is a sound, a texture, a rhythm--a voice--which is the main source of power in your writing. I don't know how it works, but this voice is the force that will make a reader listen to you, the energy that drives the meaning through his thick skull.
Peter Elbow, Writing Without Teachers

Fire At Your Heels

Fire At Your Heels

Moses - Michelangelo Buonarroti.  Marble sculpture. "And we know, when Moses was told, in the way he was told, "Take off your shoes!" He grew pale from that simple reminder of fire in the dusty earth. He never recovered his complicated way of loving again and was free to love in the same way he felt the fire licking at his heels loved him."-David Whyte

This could have been...

...me. But for the Grace of God it was not. #thanksJesus

I survived my life at Furman (no fault of the school), just my time of life. I remain forever grateful.

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Exquisite photo of Golden Gate Bridge

Check out @universenme's Tweet: https://twitter.com/universenme/status/587719375576150018?s=09

The first time I processed truly losing a loved one, not death, but of the heart, I was running across this bridge. Three quarters of the way across, I stopped, prayed, lamented, and turned back and ran toward my future.

What landmarks mark a turning point on your journey?

Ice Bath #2

Day two of operation ice bath, post-marathon 36 hours. My commitment to recovery is at all time high after yesterday's Rock n Roll Raleigh Marathon.

Seems to be working. Surprisingly, I was able to walk and run today. First, time ever after a marathon.

No question....great use of armed forces.

Check out @JulianDutton1's Tweet: https://twitter.com/JulianDutton1/status/586793498608869376?s=09

Furman University Inauguration

Check out @RGary2's Tweet: https://twitter.com/RGary2/status/578593583252533248?s=09