Tag: Writing
How an Obscure Woman’s Letters Transformed a President ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Stephen Klugewicz “They say you won’t succeed because ‘making a man President cannot change him,’” Julia Sand wrote. “But making a man President can change him! If there is a spark of true nobility in you, now is the occasion to let it… Continue Reading “How an Obscure Woman’s Letters Transformed a President ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Writing as a Moral Act ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By David Hein Success in writing requires the virtue of temperance, self-mastery, which refers to an internal action less dreary and passive than mere abstinence. Temperance means disciplining oneself in order to realize one’s greatest potential. — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/writing-moral-act-david-hein.html
Why Letter-Writing Is Essential to the Good Life ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Michael De Sapio In an age when we have come to expect things to happen for us instantaneously, letter-writing is a school for patience. Letter-writing also has the mysterious power to convey not just the words but the presence of the person. It has… Continue Reading “Why Letter-Writing Is Essential to the Good Life ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Love Letters: by Kate Deddens
By Kate Deddens The letters of the alphabet, strung together in cogent meaning, might be best thought of, not as means to an end, but as an end in and of themselves—a living, incarnated creativity that encourages relationship. And I like to consider speech, in… Continue Reading “Love Letters: by Kate Deddens”
Cursive and the Brave New World ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Glenn Arbery
By Glenn Arbery|May 8th, 2021| — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/05/cursive-brave-new-world-glenn-arbery.html
Evelyn Waugh on Style & Substance in Writing ~ The Imaginative Conservative: David Deavel
By David Deavel|May 6th, 2021 — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/05/evelyn-waugh-style-substance-writing-david-deavel.html
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