by Prasanta | May 30, 2017 | Spring, Summer, Uncategorized, Writing
I was awake early enough to hear the first birdsong of the day. I looked out the window in the moments between night and dawn, into a silver blue mist floating in the almost-darkness. I am continuously amazed that green grass and flowers do grow after winter. I...
by Prasanta | Feb 7, 2017 | Blogging, Writing
A few months ago, in October, I participated in something called “write31”, which is essentially a link-up for anyone who wanted to blog each day during the month of October. I blogged daily, writing a series on communication. I don’t think anyone...
by Prasanta | Feb 6, 2017 | Knowing Jesus, Writing
I read an article recently that I cannot forget. It is the true story of a man named Armando Valladares who was sent to prison under Castor’s reign in Cuba. He was arrested in 1960 at the age of 23, and given a thirty year sentence. He was offered...
by Prasanta | Nov 9, 2016 | Poetry, Prayer, Quotes, Writing
by Prasanta | Oct 14, 2016 | Writing
What motivates an audience? As a speaker or writer, your motive is not what compels your audience; it is their motive. So, what is their motive? Dr. Jeff Myers, in his book Secrets of Great Communicators, says that research has found that people are motivated by...
by Prasanta | Oct 9, 2016 | Writing
After Invention, the next canon is Arrangement. Arrangement is the process of organization of a speech or piece of writing. Arrangement is divided into six parts: Introduction (Exordium) Statement of Facts (Narration) Division Proof (Confirmation) Refutation...
by Prasanta | May 10, 2016 | Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Writing
Julia Cameron, in her book The Artist’s Way, advocates taking a weekly “artist date”. What is an artist date? She explains: “The Artist Date is a once-weekly, festive, solo expedition to explore something that interests you. The Artist Date...
by Prasanta | Feb 24, 2016 | Family, Writing
Dear Future Me, Do you remember that gray February day when they were all gone unexpectedly? Josh was at a week-long camp, Nat was in college, and Eli had a spontaneous sleepover at a friend’s house. You weren’t expecting to be alone. It just happened....
by Prasanta | Feb 22, 2016 | Writing
Today, I consider my writing work space. I am struck by the fact that I have no “designated” space. At the beginning of the academic school year (my life is still organized by “academic school years”), I cleared off a desk in the back room,...
by Prasanta | Feb 8, 2016 | Writing
My time as a reporter was as brief as a rookie reporter’s first article: it lasted only a summer, somewhere in the middle of my college years. I was actually considering changing my major to journalism, which is what led to the internship. But there was one...
