Sixty years ago, Ted Geisel was challenged to write and illustrate a book for six- and seven-year olds, using only 225 words. Nine months and 500 revisions later, The Cat in the Hat was ready for publication. The Cat in the Hat actually uses 236 words and is 1629 words in length. Of the 236 … Continue reading Don’t quit before you’re done
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Spirit-led writing
The biggest publishing sensation during my younger years was On the Road by Jack Kerouac. He had taken a long roll of paper, aligned the top edge of the roll on the platen of his typewriter and never stopped typing until he had filled the roll from top to bottom. A publisher decided to take … Continue reading Spirit-led writing
The confession of a bookaholic
The past does not need to cast a shadow over the future. Thirty five years ago I wrote those words in a letter to a friend who was afraid his unsettled spiritual past would make it difficult for him to live a stable Christian life in the future. Since then he has settled down, married, … Continue reading The confession of a bookaholic
Remeniscences
My cousin Julia was 18 years old when I was born. I think she started teaching in a one room country school in the fall of that year, taught for two years, then married Ed Ludke. Their first child, Doreen, was born a year later. I knew nothing of Julia without Ed until he passed … Continue reading Remeniscences
B.O.O.K. meets eBook
For Father’s Day last year, our children gave me a Kobo Touch eReader, a marvellous little device about the size of a very thin paperback, with enough memory to hold thousands of books. Considering that we have been buying another bookcase every four or five years, this should be a big money and space saver. … Continue reading B.O.O.K. meets eBook
B.O.O.K.
Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade named BOOK. BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It’s so easy to use even a child can operate it. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere—even sitting in an armchair by … Continue reading B.O.O.K.
Learning versus Education
I found the wooden alphabet block with the letter I wanted and added it to the row that was beginning to spell my name — R O B E R T G O O D N . . . I needed one more O. I carefully rotated each of the blocks I had not used, … Continue reading Learning versus Education
Flatlander Faith 