Author name: Dan Swanson

A little language often serves us better than a lot. We like to think the world wants all our words, […]

We never scold our kids for strewing books across the floor. While we prize a pristine carpet, we like bookworm

Success is never set in stone and fame is hard to trust; a face placed on a pedestal can also

I’ve mapped out my goals with the radical plan to forget why I can’t till I find that I can.

If you dream, do not defer. If you doubt, do not concur. If you hope, don’t let them scoff. If

You won’t earn a trophy each time that you win. You don’t get a halo each day you don’t sin.

My puppy keeps watch until deep in the night, sitting close by my side while I struggle to write. Sometimes

The ghosts I know do not appear as misty forms that conjure fear. Instead, my ghosts arrive at night to

Life’s a race and we’re not winning. Time has led since the beginning. We can chase and cheat with cunning,

A great experiment, I’ve heard: go think a thought, then write a word, then write a page, and then write