Gretchen Craig Historical and Modern Fiction

Ooh. Came across another cool quote. (I love books of quotations.) “Everything I learned about human nature I learned from me.” Anton Chekhov. Well, my first thought was Yes, of course! Somebody else said something similar about there being no … Continue reading →

“The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it.”  I found this quote, unattributed, in a travel brochure for river cruises. Good thought, huh? … Continue reading →

I have a friend who lives a more cerebral life than most of us, I believe, and we’ve been agreeing to disagree about writing style. She prefers a pretty straightforward accounting of conversations and thought and incident. I like more … Continue reading →

Wow. I’ve just discovered Anaximander (610-540 B.C.) who  foresaw modern astrophysics, believing that all things in the universe arise from an undifferentiated mass and that that astronomic history repeats itself in the formation and deformation of an infinite number of worlds. He didn’t even … Cont

I did it! From a miserable performance yesterday I soared into mediocrity and passed the PADI scuba class! I am so very pleased with myself. Really. I did it!

I’m taking the intro course to scuba dive and I’m having a terrible time. Tomorrow I’m supposed to try again to stay down and calm and do the fin pivot thing. I do not want to. I don’t know why … Continue reading →

Just read an article in the New York Times about why authors Twitter. Some use it strictly as a means of promotion: announcements of new books, signings, tours. Some use Twitters to be in touch with readers in a more … Continue reading →

@DarinStrauss Scientists find black holes 10 billion times bigger than the sun. Yet God still takes time to help Tim Tebow win every week.

This is so cool. You can borrow books from Amazon on your Kindle now. I don’t want to sound like a commercial, but if you sign up for Amazon Prime ($79/year) you can borrow one book a month with no … Continue reading →

Went to the mall. Saw all the crazy people shopping as if that were what this is all about. Know people stressing out over menus, gifts, wrapping paper. So here’s my wish for all of you for  Christmas. YA’LL RELAX. … Continue reading →