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Written on the Body: Literary Tattoos

Writing Through The Madness of Our Times

Why Can't You Write About Flowers, Trees and Stars?

The Tyranny of Certainty in Uncertain Times

A Letter To An Anxious Writer

"The Bluebirds In Our Hearts and Creative Writing"

A Salute to Every Tolstoy Across Borders

A Hopeless Introvert's Guide to Hopeful Public Speaking

"The Perfect Writing Space"

When Do We Give Up on Writing?

The Woman Who Invented Science-Fiction

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Hedgehogs and Foxes--which one is closer to your heart?

Conversations With A 3000-Year-Old Friend

Waiting For a Literary Miracle

Remember To Remember Kafka...

"Writer's Writer" versus "Reader's Writer"

A Dreamer's Dream-Walk with Dickens*

Upon The Ashes of Books

Apollo, Dionysus and the Paris Olympics

Why Do We Have So Many Words For Coffee.... But So Few For Love?

Conversations with Literary Ghosts

The woman who taught Socrates the meaning of love

"Though Sad At Heart, Sing Joyfully"

"This stupid bitch" was a fascinating writer

There Is a Word For It In Japanese

Different Emotions In Different Languages

Stories Bring Us Together, Silences Keep us Apart

Writing Tips: Do Not Spill Tea on Keyboard

The Death of the Death of the Novel

Amateur Writers vs Professional Authors

Writers Need to Walk the Earth

Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn & Beyond

Separate Taps, Vinegar On Chips, British Things...

Story-time, Tree-time and Human-time

A Woman Hidden in History

Words Are Magic

Words Can Hurt, Words Can Heal

Strange Literary Facts

The Library of Unwritten Books

Do Books Belong to Their Writers?

"Is There An Easy Road To Successful Authorship?"

A Difficult Subject We'd Rather Not Talk About: Are Writers Prone To Jealousy?

A Reader's Letter That Every Author Should Read

Women Write Sentimental Stories About Love, Men Write Important Books.... and Other Such Nonsense

There Are Rivers in the Sky

Me and My Knight in Shining Armour

The Patron Saint of Storytellers, Poets and Exiles

Tracy Chapman and Constantine Cavafy: A Song, A Poem and The Dream of Elsewhere

Miniature Books, Miniature Eternity (part I)

Burning Books, Burning Writers

Strange Writing Rituals

"Let Nature Be Your Teacher"

The Colour of the Universe

Artificial Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence

The Myth of the 'Successful Writer'

Daring To Write, Daring To Dream