A monthly letter from Gotham’s president, Alexander Steele (writing advice and other musings)
It’s 1973. Four elderly World War I vets lie in a hospital ward. They bond, argue, reminisce, share dreams, discuss death. Donald, the one closest to the window, generously narrates to the others what’s passing by in the outside world. Continue reading “Swapping Souls”
It’s almost unbelievable. A single mother with a baby, living on welfare, suffering from depression, feverishly writes in an Edinburgh coffee shop and produces one of the world’s most loved and lucrative series of books. Harry Potter, of course. Continue reading “The Magic of Imagination”
I’ve been dwelling in Ancient Egypt lately. No, I haven’t worked out time travel yet, but I’m reading a biography of Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff.
We don’t know that Cleopatra was as gorgeous as the movies depict, but she was undeniably impressive. As the pharaoh of Egypt, she had to maneuver among family, subjects, and the power of Rome, each one poised to kill her if she made a wrong move. Continue reading “Make Some History”