The yearning for freedom
As far as I can see, from both history and 'current events', there's not much evidence to suggest that the...
Arthur Ransome – cover illustrations
If you've been following WritingRedux, you may have noticed a number of pawky playful gems from Arthur Ransome's children's books....
Art to amplify experience
Always interested in how people view the point or at least the benefit of literature and other arts. Â Here is...
Forgetting and forgetfulness
I like this questioning of cause versus effect in the writing - and reading - of novels. Does writing and...
China through Chinese literature
Glad to highlight a new audiobook company dedicated to bringing modern Chinese fiction to a wider audience through new and...
Mind the (heart-shaped) gap
Ah, heart-shaped gaps! How many people walk around with these, whether in their personal, professional, cultural or spiritual life? May...
A page per year
Taleb is an erudite and provocative writer, sometimes coming across as intellectually arrogant, though always interesting. Here he shows a healthy...
It happens to the best of them
Isn't it somehow reassuring that even the Steinbecks of the world can have creative meltdowns? Here he describes a play...
Made up and yet true
A piercing rationale for the arts, if a rationale is needed. They are made up, but ...
Treat ’em mean to keep ’em keen
This made me laugh, Keats' pithy analysis of the source of English literary brilliance. There are several references in his...
5 years old today!
Dear Kind Readers,
When we launched WritingRedux on Shakespeare's and Cervantes' birthday five years ago, we had the freedom to...
Of frantic birds and free human beings
A withering riposte to any attempt at ensnarement or wing-clipping. Mr. Rochester tries to bind Jane to him but soon...
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