by Amory Peck | Feb 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
I feel at home in a bookstore—I am at home in a bookstore. One Monday I was reporting to a co-worker on my weekend. “I only had four hours in Powell’s City of Books to look around.” He, obviously not a kindred spirit, said, “How the heck could you spend four hours in... by Amory Peck | Dec 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dear Readers, It’s my custom to write a Christmas letter to stick into the cards I send during the holidays. I name some of the year’s events. Then I include the feelings and learnings of past twelve months. How I had been changed. The impetus to create such a missive... by Amory Peck | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
The feel of a breeze and the sound of a raging wind evoke two strong memories. I’m a participant in the first. While it was possible to swim at our own place on the St Clair River, my mother, father, and I, often accompanied by my aunt and uncle, would boat across the... by Amory Peck | Aug 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bloggingyourpassion.com estimates that 500 million (500,000,000!) current websites are considered blogs, and between five and six million new blog posts are published every day. I had to sit with those numbers for several minutes before I could continue drafting this... by Amory Peck | Aug 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
“I don’t understand why people read fiction. It’s a waste of time; you don’t learn a thing.” That was the opening of a conversation with a co-worker that happened over forty years ago. So many years back, but how could I, a passionate devotee of fiction, forget such a... by Amory Peck | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
My growing up years included school, church, Brownies, and a smattering of dance and piano lessons. All of those molded and formed me. My life was also a mix of make-believe and magic. They, too, created the person I am today. The Wishing Tree I grew up...
