Why Read Fiction?

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 6 Comments

Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life. ~Barbara Kingsolver A few years ago I did an interview with a writer who said very emphatically that he never read fiction. He didn’t like fiction. True stories were all that he ever read or wanted …

How Do You Keep Your Brain Sharp?

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 14 Comments

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going. ~Tennessee Williams What would we be without our memories? Good or not so good, we learn from our yesterdays and that knowledge prepares us for our tomorrows. We like recalling those happy times of when we were kids or …