by Rich Kacy | Sep 20, 2018 | nonfiction, on life
In 1916 Robert Frost published the poem “The Road Not Taken.” It would cement his legacy and become his most recognized piece of writing. Most people who read it assume that it celebrates the story of American individualism. To support this interpretation, one needs...
by Rich Kacy | Sep 19, 2018 | food, nonfiction
Let me begin with two important caveats. First, that I could ever consider myself enough of an authority to write a tea latte guide. Truth told, I only discovered them on my recent trip to The Faith & Writing Festival at Calvin College. Second, that what I...
by Rich Kacy | Sep 18, 2018 | motivational, nonfiction, psychology
The word mindfulness occupies a special place in a world awash with buzzwords and trendy hooks long on promises, but perhaps short on truth. Its core, mindful, means to be aware or conscious of something. Given this definition, mindfulness by itself can never elevate...
by Rich Kacy | Sep 17, 2018 | favorite passages, fiction
Periodically, I like to mention certain passages from my reading that I find captivating. The following narrative, from Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran, is the kind of lyrical narrative that I aspire to write. One day I might actually succeed in doing it. I...
by Rich Kacy | Sep 16, 2018 | nonfiction, on craft, psychology
I spent the vast majority of my working life as a professional economist. All day, every day, I worked with figures in spreadsheets that were in the millions, if not more. I talked with business owners rich in dollars, but poor in happiness and satisfaction....
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