Literary Humour
Author: Richard Young
A retired History and Politics high school teacher (1978-2008). Former Publisher/Managing Editor of The Beat Magazine (2009-2014). Freelance Writer. Proud Grandfather.
Today’s Writing Except: Ernest Hemingway.
Ernest Hemingway once said,
“In our darkest moments, we don’t need advice.”
What we truly need is presence, someone to sit with us in the shadows, to acknowledge our suffering without trying to fix it. In those moments, silence and understanding speak louder than words, offering a quiet strength that reminds us we’re not alone. It’s not solutions we seek, but connection.
Today’s Writing Prompt.
Today’s Literary Excerpt: Charles Dickens, Great Expectations.
Today’s Quotable Quote about Writing
Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century.
What’s the opening sentence of your new novel?
National Book Lovers Day, August 9, 2025.
Today is National Book Lovers Day. What are you reading today?📚
Today’s Writing Prompt, August 9, 2025.
Today’s Quotable Quote about Writing, August 8, 2025.
Anita Brookner CBE (16 July 1928 – 10 March 2016) was an English novelist and art historian. She was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge from 1967 to 1968 and was the first woman to hold this visiting professorship. She was awarded the 1984 Booker–McConnell Prize for her novel Hotel du Lac. (Wikipedia)
The Beat Magazine 2009 website needs content.
The Beat Magazine 2009 website needs content. London area creative workers and arts and culture venues, do you have a gig, exhibit, play, or special event coming up? Let us know about it. Would you like us to prepare a Profile of you and your work? We do that, too. Contact Content Manager and Publisher, Richard Young, with the details at richardyoung@thebeatmagazine2009.ca
Wordsmith At Large 