Thomas Turner is the Senior Editor & Publisher of GENERATE Magazine and blogs at EverydayLiturgy.com. He is also a recent graduate of the Rutgers M.A. English program, a hopeful Ph.D. candidate, and worships at The Plant, a community cultivating love, truth, and compassion in Mahwah, New Jersey.
“Continuing to cultivate a life less of myself and lived more for others includes the resumption of hand-writing letters, notes, and cards.” – Jenni Simmons, “An Epistolary Confession” What types of activities do you do to cultivate a life less of yourself?
How do you respond to Abby Farson Pratt‘s questions in her article “You Write Like a Girl“: “Is there something about men on an inherent and fundamental level that keeps men from valuing” women’s writing? “Have men been subtly cultured to devalue women’s writing?” Share your thoughts in the comments.
“One of the great tools of art is that it helps us slow down and reflect. It’s a rarity in our culture to be able to stand, mouth agape, and take in beauty for long periods of time.” -Brian Watkins, “The Quiet Film” When is the last time you stood agape and took in beauty [...]
“I am a magnet to the strong, powerful poses because I wish to be a magnet to a strong, powerful life.” -Kira Marshall-Mckelvey, “A Yogic Journey” Using Kira’s wonderful description of yoga as a metaphor for art, let’s ask the question: Is your art a projection of who you want to be? Or, should your [...]
If there were so many books of poor quality, of dubious claims, of frivolous titles and rows of books I found no interest in, it would not be that hard at all to get a book of my own up onto the shelves. Surely there was a place for my own creation, and it wouldn’t even be that hard.
The cubicle is both cell and kingdom– a place of entrapment and a place to claim as yours alone.
We have seen the end of the world, and the end of the world is when all the earth has become suburbia.
Laughing at the news every few days is an act of cultural catharsis, removing the stench of our world’s stupidity by laughing it away. But is a medicine that causes you to purge and forget really the best medicine?