Six Reasons to Raise Your Glass and Toast the Internet

Photo by Kats Weil via Unsplash
Photo by Kats Weil via Unsplash

Remember when I started James Street Review last year, a site where kids review kids’ books? And remember how it petered out after about two months because I had too many things to do? Well, my son decided to pick up the reins, and along with his cousins and a few friends, he’s now running James Street Review. Head over there today and show them some support as they release three new book reviews and kick off the summer reading season. You can check out James Street Review HERE.

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I had a great time chatting with Steve Wiens on his podcast, This Good Word. We talked about my recent trip to Iraq, writing, and my upcoming book release. You can listen to that conversation (and explore some other fascinating guests he’s had) HERE.

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From Seth Haines:

“They lean in after asking the question as if I might whisper the same secret life whispered to me just before I left my 12-year career. The question behind the question, the one they weren’t asking, was more akin to this: How did you get the gumption to leave the daily grind, the nine-to-five, The Man?”

Read more HERE.

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From Tsh Oxenreider:

“All me lately. I’ve got a lot of projects on my plate, so I’ve been work work working nonstop. Not good for my soul—or my work either, actually. My work requires inspiration, but if I work too much, inspiration vanishes. Vicious circle.”

“Here’s where I go when I need a jolt of creativity.”

Read more HERE.

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From Emily Freeman, definitely one of my favorite posts I’ve read anywhere in a long while:

“I wonder how the world and our daily lives would be different if we approached our tasks, our relationships, and our everyday work with a willingness to, in the words of the poet Henry Newbolt, build for the years we shall not see?”

Read more HERE.

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And finally, an amazing post about Mr. Rogers:

https://christandpopculture.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor-mister-rogers/