Category Archives: Living Literarily

The reason we’re all here today; foundational perspectives on living literarily.

Creating is Praying

Posted on September 25, 2011 by literarylee

An artist could start his or her work saying, “Dear God,” then spend the day writing or painting or sculpting or whatever it is she or he does, then finish with, “Amen.”   Creativity is the Creator’s gift.  The actual … Continue reading →

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A Literally Serious Word from the Blogger

Posted on August 27, 2011 by literarylee

If every use of the word literally were an alien, we’d be literally overrun, taken over by that large and growing crowd.  The human race is clearly outnumbered by the number of times this word is used.  If the vast multitude, … Continue reading →

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Remembering Kurt: A Literary Field Trip

Posted on July 27, 2011 by literarylee

“…a very human way to make life more bearable…” I am soaking in the second week of a two week vacation.  Week one I spent in my hometown, Indianapolis, for a family reunion (all our children, their spouses, our grandson, … Continue reading →

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Why all this talk of gardens and weddings and life in far-flung places?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by literarylee

A brief word concerning writing about the stuff of life. The Life Literary’s goal is to be a cafeteria of ideas for living literarily, which is living in a way that celebrates and enjoys words.  These ideas, thoroughly chopped, mixed, … Continue reading →

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The Idea River

Posted on March 30, 2011 by literarylee

Ideas strike.  Ideas infiltrate.  Ideas emerge. They also flow. Sometimes an idea flows into my brain, entering my awareness like a sweetly meandering river.  I admire the idea for a bit and think, “Wow, that’s great.  I’ll never forget it.”  … Continue reading →

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Photo Captions

Posted on March 24, 2011 by literarylee

In a recent New York Times article called “Teaching to the Text Message” (the link is on the Articles I’m Reading page), the author discusses the importance of succinct writing.  He comments, “the photo caption has never been more important.” … Continue reading →

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Writing a Mission Statement

Posted on March 14, 2011 by literarylee

A mission statement is an excellent way for a company, a family, a couple, or even a person to set down on paper what is most important, how he or she or they want to live life or conduct their business.  A … Continue reading →

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Devotion and Living Literarily: A Natural Pair

Posted on February 27, 2011 by literarylee

Spirituality is universal.  A lot of people the world over have faith in some sort of higher power, a god or gods of various descriptions.  Because of this, people do devotional acts of one sort or another: prayer, singing, corporate … Continue reading →

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Retiring a Family Journal

Posted on February 14, 2011 by literarylee

I’ve reached the end of my current family journal.  I started it in August, 2010 and finished it in February, 2011.  Its dog-eared pages are full of things I’ve jotted down, real ink on real paper, over the last several … Continue reading →

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A Daily Sentence

Posted on February 3, 2011 by literarylee

My decision to write one sentence a day got me writing again.  There was more to it than that, but breaking down the large (or at least, to me large-seeming) task of Regular Writing into very small pieces was an … Continue reading →

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