Last week’s piece, Time to ReGift the Old School Boombox, provided a 2022 Holiday Gift Guide. This week I am keeping with the theme of gift-giving.
This time? I am sharing the gifts of some other creatives I appreciate these days. Meaning this week’s Small Story comes by way of some of the voices who’ve recently played in the background of my stories - consciously or otherwise.
Maybe you unwrap one or two and discover they are a gift to you as well? That’s my hope. See what you think.
Charlie Brown writes from across the pond at
, a newsletter “all about simple, slow, sustainable living.” In her recent piece A Simple Way to Slow Down Your Life That You Can Do Today, she writes “The more I think about my Old European Woman pace, the happier I am about it.” I commend the piece, the pace, and the newsletter for sure!
Nishant Jain writes writes, sketches, and podcasts at
Erin Lane writes at
, and she pairs depth of insight with a significant gift for words (and delightful word-play), which makes every one of her publications uniquely engaging. Plus, she has no problem confronting invisible paradigms and scripts we often find ourselves living, which in and of itself proves a weekly wake-up. (Her recent book explores the invisible scripts we have about women and motherhood. It's a game-changer in the best sense: Someone Other Than a Mother: Flipping the Scripts on a Woman's Purpose and Making Meaning Beyond Motherhood)Sold a Story Podcast - A fascinating, timely, and very important exploration on how our children are being taught (or not) to read - and where the debate lands in classrooms, budgets, and board meetings today. Host Emily Hansford has brought together a compelling, six-part series that will be highly engaging to anyone, most especially parents and educators.
WorkLife Podcast with Adam Grant - The podcast conversations here are always illuminating, especially this one from late November: How to have good arguments with world debate champion Bo Seo. “Adam and Bo discuss the value of good arguments, how key debate skills push us to sharpen our thinking, and how we can get better at disagreeing.” Timely timely timely.
Thanks for perusing the gift aisle. A few more gifts to come in later publications!
I appreciate the mention in such fine company!