Homer, a painting by Auguste Leloir. Credits Wikipedia Commons.
Soft as some song divine, thy story flows.
~ Homer, The Odyssey (bk. XII, l. 566)
Few things are as special and satisfying as a good story. The emotions and feelings you get out of it are quite like nothing else. A story, if well told, can lift you [...]

Photo by alemdag
Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect and goes to a different part of the brain. ~ Steve Bochco, popular TV producer.
One of the most common things people e-mail me, besides the usual ‘great post’ and [...]