Courage and Criticism and Creativity: Some Thoughts
My kids were watching Ratatouille a few days ago, and I caught the very end where Anton Ego, the food critic, gives his monologue reviewing the restaurant. A portion of it struck me, especially in light of what happened with a friend of mine today, a creative–though not a writer–as she received some stinging criticism […]
English Sumo!
So, this week I had an incredible opportunity. I got to sit down with about 120 young people who had spent the last month PEEKING INSIDE MY BRAIN. Yeah, that’s about what it felt like, going to the high school English classes and discussing BIG IN JAPAN with all the students who have read my […]
