The Pen and the Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World - Paperback

by Brenda Miller (Author), Holly Hughes (Author)

In a world of to-do lists and distractions, The Pen and the Bell by award-winning authors Brenda Miller and Holly J. Hughes is perfect for anyone looking to achieve mindfulness and creative fulfillment in their everyday life.

It can be difficult to create space for our spiritual lives in a world crowded with distractions. The Pen and the Bell is about how to achieve mindfulness and creative fulfillment in spite of long to-do lists. It's about gaining access to our deeper selves in the workaday world, and bringing forth this authentic self in our writing. With both meditative and writing exercises in each chapter, it will help you awaken your creative soul and find a more rewarding life.

Author Biography

Brenda Miller is the award-winning author of three essay collections: Listening Against the Stone, Blessing of the Animals, and Season of the Body. She co-authored Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction. She is a professor of English at Western Washington University and serves as editor-in-chief of the Bellingham Review.

Holly J. Hughes is the editor of the award-winning anthology, Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose about Alzheimer's Disease, published by Kent State University Press and the author of Boxing the Compass, published by Floating Bridge Press.