WRITE - Spiritual Quotation: Play, Yearning, Laughter

People crave laughter as if it were an essentia ...

http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/quotes/quotes.php?id=2596

WRITE - Writers from seven countries awarded $150,000 Yale prize

The Windham Campbell Literature Prizes in fiction, non-fiction, and drama gives writers, in the words of one of this year's winners, "[W]hat we most crave — time to write, free from deadlines, financial pressures, the expectations of others. ...

http://news.yale.edu/2014/03/07/writers-seven-countries-awarded-150000

WRITE - New Yale Younger Poet brings alive the people and landscapes of the South

Alabama native Ansel Elkins, whose work often explores the scenery and people of the South, has been named the 2014 Yale Younger Poet. ...

http://news.yale.edu/2014/03/04/new-yale-younger-poet-brings-alive-peo

WRITE - Newsweek's print revival starts Friday

Newsweek magazine, online only since the end of 2012, will return to print starting Friday in the United States and Europe ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-newsweek-revival-friday.htm

WRITE - Can you tell the difference between poetry written by a human and poetry generated by a computer?

Can you tell the difference between poetry written by a human and poetry generated by a computer? Bot or Not is a Turing test for poetry; take the quiz to see if you can guess the provenance of each poem. It turns out that some of those bots aren't half-bad poets.Read more...    ...

http://io9.com/can-you-tell-the-difference-between-poetry-written-by-a

WRITE - Noted food writer to speak at master’s tea

Writer, chef, and teacher Samin Nosrat will be the guest at a Morse College master’s tea on Monday, Feb. 17 ...

http://news.yale.edu/2014/02/12/noted-food-writer-speak-master-s-te

WRITE - Journalists describe challenges of feminist blogging

Three journalists discussed the world of feminist blogging during a symposium on Jan. 29, sponsored by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism ...

http://news.yale.edu/2014/02/07/journalists-describe-challenges-femini

WRITE - When the gate to the next dimension opened, it spread across the Earth

The summoners had expected a glowing crack in the sky, or perhaps a whirlpool swirling in the bay. They did not expect the doorway to the other world to come with roots that would plunge into the foundations of New Atlantis, feeding on the shock and despair of its inhabitants.Read more...    ...

http://io9.com/when-the-gate-to-the-next-dimension-opened-it-spread-a-

WRITE - Tricks of the trade: How freelancers can land more jobs

As an increasing number of freelancers depend on the virtual workplace, how can they make themselves more attractive to potential employers? New research suggests freelancers who demonstrate work commitment through an incremental career path, by moving between similar -- but not identical -- types of jobs, are the most likely to be hired. The findings also conclude that competitors who work on only one type of job or on too many disparate types o ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140204101936.ht

WRITE - Most awesome essay about science fiction type fonts ever

You know those sexy, sans serif fonts in the movie 2001? They appear in the credits, but also on pretty much all the technical equipment on the spaceship. Well, now a font enthusiast has figured out what those fonts are, and written an incredibly funny, illuminating essay about the typography of 2001.Read more...    ...

http://io9.com/most-awesome-essay-about-science-fiction-type-fonts-eve

WRITE - Robot Poet Composes The Sands Of Time

"Skryf" takes its time composing verse so that when the last line of the poem is written, the first lines has been destroyed. Continue reading ...

http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/robot-poet-composes-the-sands-

WRITE - I am a Mad Scientist: Using Real Science to Help Write Science Fiction

I am an actual, real-life "mad scientist." Don't believe me? In the past five years, my scientific expertise has helped create a horde of engineered monsters rampaging their way across a secret island research base, an evolutionary off-shoot of humanity that feeds on the weak of San Francisco, and a ever-adapting intelligent disease that violently "bioforms" the human body while the host watches in horror. So, yeah, I consider myself a mad scient ...

http://drjeremyellis.kinja.com/i-am-a-mad-scientist-using-real-world-s

WRITE - Is your signature safe? How to avoid forgery

Have you ever had your credit card stolen and used? Did the thief try to forge your scrawled signature, miniaturised on that impossibly tiny and slippery white line on the back of your card ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-01-signature-safe-forgery.htm

WRITE - The Universe in a Glass of Wine

... a poem, by Richard Feynman ...

http://www.good.is/posts/the-universe-in-a-glass-of-win

WRITE - Check Out the Enlightened Poet "Rumi's" Intellectual Profile

Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mysti ...

http://www.good.is/posts/check-out-the-enlightened-poet-rumi-s-intelle

WRITE - DNews: How Fiction Makes Our Brains Better

Merriam-Webster declared 'science' the 2013 word of the year. But can reading something other than data and facts, say a work of fiction, help improve brain function? Anthony explains the possible benefits reading fiction can have ...

http://news.discovery.com/human/videos/how-fiction-makes-our-brains-be

WRITE - Literary mood reflects the economic mood of past 10 years, study finds

The frequency of words expressing misery and unhappiness in books reflects the economic conditions in the 10 years prior to the work's composition, according to researchers in Bristol and London ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-01-literary-mood-economic-years.htm

WRITE - Six Ways To Be An Amazing Public Speaker

A veteran speaker shares his tips for developing you own, memorable, speaking style ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2014/01/06/six-ways-to-be-a

WRITE - The Crucial Storytelling Mistake that Many Beginning Writers Make

Editor extraordinaire Ellen Datlow has read countless stories, from her tenure at Omni Magazine to her recent slew of fantastic themed anthologies. In a new interview at Papercuts, she explains the biggest mistake she sees beginning writers making: creating a situation instead of plotting a story.Read more...    ...

http://io9.com/the-crucial-storytelling-mistake-that-many-beginning-wr

WRITE - These very, very short scifi stories are just fantastic

Six little words can do a lot in science fiction — in some cases tell a whole story. These very, very short stories we wrote today cover everything from an artificial intelligence that would frankly just prefer to be left alone, to the stresses that time travel can pile on a marriage, to the nightmare that is a never-ending Christmas. Read more...    ...

http://io9.com/these-very-very-short-scifi-stories-are-just-fantastic-