There is once again a sale on some new kids’ books at Westminster Books. Today’s Kindle deals include one single solitary book. (Yesterday on the blog: The Dead Seriousness of Careless Words) The Blessing of Rest “Because of the way I am wired I have always viewed rest as weakness and a colossal waste of my time. Why should I have to spend such a large chunk of every day doing nothing when there are books and articles to write, things to do, and people to see? From my skewed perspective, rest has always seemed like an impediment to keep me from accomplishing all the things that I have really wanted to do.” Are You Afraid of the Dark? Here’s an article about being afraid of the dark—the darkness of discouragement and depression. Vox Out Does Itself In Ignorance and Misogyny Anne Kennedy is pretty unhappy with Vox. “Tragically, heretofore, society understood that babies coming into the world was so important that when women were going to have them, they really had to do that as the main thing for many years and couldn’t do anything else. Prevailing opinion thinks this was mysogyny, that ‘staying home’ with babies and young children was a terrible thing to do, and not gracious and life giving, and also the glue that kept a lot of society together.” The Flood “This is a poem about the joy of giving and looking beyond ourselves.” Is “Be True to Yourself” Good Advice? Brian Rosner: “Self-determination, rather than being a principle for … Continue reading A La Carte (May 19)