An Introduction Is in Order
What does it mean to be “well read”? For the purpose of this blog series, it simply means you are reading literally anything. Fiction? Great. Nonfiction? Amazing. Poetry? Fantastic. Flash stories you found on the internet? Excellent. Graffiti haiku? Badass. The back of a cereal box? Yes, and don’t forget to solve the little maze that’s on there too.
So now that we’ve gotten that settled, let’s talk about reading.
It’s many things for many people. It can be an escape or a coming home. It can bind a community or shake up the status quo. Reading can teach, inspire, and open a reader up to a world of possibilities they would have never known had they not glanced at the page. Books are just, *sigh*, amazing, you know?
I think Carl Sagan phrased it best:
“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of different epochs, who never knew one another. Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.”
In this blog, we will explore a myriad of topics related to reading. We’ll talk about the joys, the trials, the tropes, the weird stereotypes, and everything in between. Truth be told, I previously published iterations of many of these articles on the website Coffee House Writers. When I parted ways with them in 2024, I regained possession of all the work I published on that site. I plan on expanding several of those original articles and adding new discussions along the way.
Are there any reading matters or questions that you would like to see featured in this blog? Would you like to contribute as a guest blogger? Feel free to contact me about your ideas.
Thanks for reading!
Sarah
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