Parachute Magazine

01/22/2014

"Fiction is the truth inside the lie." (Stephen King)

01/03/2014

Happy new year, followers! Thank you for remaining faithful to this page - and hopefully to your creative pursuits.

Since it's the time for new resolutions (or the solidification of previous resolutions) what's on your docket for this year, creative-wise? Clue us in :)

12/24/2013

"Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind." (Virginia Woolf)

12/13/2013

Keep this in mind the next time you embark on a creative project . . .

12/12/2013

Before 2013 ends, make sure you've read all your favorites!

Find your next great read with our guide to 2013's best books.

12/08/2013

Word P**n!

12/05/2013

I'm sure many writers can attest to this feeling . . .

Word P**n!

12/03/2013

“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” (Jack Kerouac)

11/27/2013

Let this sound, and the word for the sound, inspire you today.

Word P**n!

11/26/2013

"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children." (Madeleine L'Engle)

11/21/2013

Check it out - poetry time this Saturday!

This Saturday Our Flow is Hard reading series presents: Bird Pollen, featuring Sampson Starkweather, Bridget Mendel, Anne Marie Wirth Cauchon, and MH Rowe. Let's flock there? (see flyer for details)

11/19/2013

Do you agree with this thought?

"Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all." (Oscar Wilde)

11/14/2013

Perhaps we should all strive to be cloud-walkers . . . at least in our art ;)

Word P**n!

11/12/2013

The The Loft Literary Center knows what's up. Download one of these classics, make yourself a cup of tea, and relax on this cold, half-winter day.

Plus: Eight massive online troves of great reading material.

11/10/2013

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.” (Lloyd Alexander)

11/04/2013

Books are for everyone!

What are your top 3 all time favorite books? Comment and let us know your recommendations!

(Pusheen needs help filling the bookshelf...)

And if you're looking to add something new to your collection, you can check out Pusheen's brand new book here: http://www.amazon.com/Am-Pusheen-Cat-Claire-Belton/dp/1476747016

11/01/2013

Word P**n

10/29/2013

“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” (Henry David Thoreau)

10/25/2013

"So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose . . . laziness will not do." (Dead Poets Society)

10/24/2013

10/22/2013

How do you feel about this bit of advice?

“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. All they do is show you've been to college.” (Kurt Vonnegut)

10/17/2013

"The road to hell is paved with adverbs." (Stephen King)

10/14/2013

"No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader." (Robert Frost)

10/13/2013

"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." (Mark Twain)

10/09/2013

Have you read any of these?

Here are seven books you need to read before they hit the big screen this fall! http://huff.to/GGJsaX

10/04/2013

“Poetry is a way of looking at the world for the first time.”
— W.S. Merwin

09/29/2013

Not that we condone ignoring life at all, but if you really must . . .

09/26/2013

And now, a lesson in helping the reader care about your work:

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." (Anton Chekhov)

09/25/2013

It's international Book Week! Time to celebrate not only our favorite books, but the ones we have yet to read ... ones that could be sitting a foot from us.

The rules: Grab the closest book to you, turn to page 52, and post the fifth sentence as your status - but! Don't mention the title. Ooh, mysterious ;)

09/20/2013

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." (Maya Angelou)

09/20/2013

Let your emotions - your life happenings - inspire your creative work.

To all of our friends suffering broken hearts right now, let Sylvia, Oscar and Virginia be your guide. bit.ly/1fAbejD

09/18/2013

Something to brighten your day ... and re-spark the interest to visit your local library ;)

The world is a beautiful place.