Famous Journal Writers Now Bloggers
September 29, 2008 by Heather Goldsmith
Filed under Home & Living
I wonder if you knew that George Orwell, Samuel Pepys, Charles Darwin & Thomas Hardy were now regular bloggers? It took me reading a news story about these famous journal keepers to learn about at least three of these new blogs. Certainly interesting reading just for the sake of who these men were, but there’s a lot to gain about history and loads more on those blogs. I hope you enjoy reading them.
Heather
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Rabbi Starts Journal Writing Programme
March 18, 2008 by Heather Goldsmith
Filed under Home & Living
Rabbi Rami Shapiro and his son Aaron Shapiro are beginning a free journal writing workshop called 04/04. The workshop will run through the Linebaugh Public Library System. That’s in Rutherford County, Tennessee. (I had to look it up.) You are required to register beforehand. During the workshop the Rabbi wants to
“… to promote journal writing as a tool for thinking through the events of our lives and discovering deeper meaning in them,” Shapiro said. “During the workshop, we will explore the practical craft of our journal writing, promote the capacity of journal writing to deepen our life experiences, and …read more




