Thomas Merton Slows Down

By Mike Schultz in Merton on

> “The very act of resting,” Thomas Merton saw, “is the hardest and most courageous act one can perform.” — Pico Iyer (@PicoIyer) October 18, 2015 [https://twitter.com/PicoIyer/status/655811526943641601]…

Saul Bellow

By Mike Schultz in Quiet on

http://explore.noodle.com/post/121200676688/for-saul-bellows-centennial-today-his-superb That whirling mind of a modern reader reminds me that earlier today. I saw this story about Lawrence Ferlinghetti [http://www.npr.org/2015/06/11/410487944/at-96-poet-and-beat-publisher-lawrence-ferlinghetti-isnt-done-yet?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=morningedition&utm_term=…

Prescient?

By Mike Schultz in Slowness on

http://vintageanchorbooks.tumblr.com/post/117372638637/men-travel-faster-now-but-i-do-not-know-if-they…

Junot Diaz

By Mike Schultz in Slowness on

> "To read a book is to be in the slow zone of the human" Acclaimed writer #JunotDiaz [https://twitter.com/hashtag/JunotDiaz?src=hash] on q: http://t.co/q7YuNGALPN pic.twitter.com/Tvrd6Oxzg6 [http://t.co/Tvrd6Oxzg6] — q (@cbcradioq) April 24, 2015 [https://twitter.com/cbcradioq/…

Retro Message

By Mike Schultz in Unplug on

http://aaknopf.tumblr.com/post/114579420938I still use an Austin Kleon wallpaper that reminds me to Read a Book Instead. Here's a reminder from another time.…