As my flight descended over the turquoise Caribbean, I asked myself, Who'd go to the Cayman Islands and attend a literary event of mine? I soon learned the answer: nobody. Just empty chairs, awkward booksellers. "Maybe you could swim with stingrays tomorrow?" one suggested. "They always turn up."
Children's creativity
'The creative process is open to all. I don't believe in some magical creative gift, the exclusive possession of a few, nor need it concern big or sophisticated ideas. On the contrary, creativity may depend upon the recognition that our own thoughts and ideas are as valid as anyone else's; something which we knew as children, and which we were taught to unlearn. Read more