Five Reasons to Write Poetry

Vic Vosen, guest writing for the Positivity Blog, posts a thoughtful article on poetry writing. To read Vic’s article in its entirety, simply click on the top of the frame surrounding the quote below (trying a new service called Clipmarks which allows me to post to The Brainpan when I’m reading other articles). [...]

Randy – Hard to Read and Hard to Put Down

Mathias B. Freese’s The i TETRALOGY can be hard to read…it can be equally hard to put down…as the author takes his readers into the minds of the guards (“sadistic, humiliating, inflicting pain and suffering”) and the prisoners (“suffering ‘emotional breakdowns’”) of German extermination camps. Before I go any further with this piece, which is [...]

The Secrets of Storytelling – Why We Love a Good Yarn

This article in Scientific American by Jeremy Hsu is an insightful look at the history and importance of storytelling and it’s role in shaping culture. Subscribe to Scientific American Newletters to receive articles like this one in your email. To read the rest of the article, click here>>

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A Good Yarn
Storytelling is one [...]