Today I spent some time thinking about the notebook conundrum. My fellow writers probably already know where I’m going with this. And for those that don’t: the notebook conundrum is something every author comes to face over the course of their life. Basically, apart from books filled with words, our favorite things are books without…
The art of meditation is bringing your mind into your body and releasing focus on everything but the present moment. When you meditate, you are elevated to a different state of mind, and many people practice it in order to relax or to bring clarity to their emotions. However, meditation can be utilized in the…
A clown, a hobo, a ballet dancer, a bagpiper, and an army major wake up in a large, metal cylinder. No, this is not the start of a complex joke. It’s the opening to a fairly popular episode of the original Twilight Zone series, first aired in 1961. These vastly unrelated characters all have one…
Today, my thoughts went off on a weird tangent—as they so often are prone to do. I cannot specifically remember what triggered the tangent, but I remember wondering how everyone around me would respond if we had suddenly been caught on the outskirts of a natural disaster. Not in the midst of it; just close…
In the summer of 2016 we wrote about a topic that was very important to us. Back then, it was nearing the 50th Anniversary of one story’s origin; yesterday marked the 100th birthday of its creator. Today we decided to get together and rework that old post, taking another look at what this story means to us–especially now, more than ever.
— The Night Crew