E.B. White on the Maine coast with his dog Minnie courtesy Wikimedia commons
I always learn from the timeless writing of E.B. White. I read Stuart Little at school as a child. Later on, Charlotte’s Web as a volunteer mom to a class of first graders. All my children loved The Trumpet of the Swan.
This photo of White with his dog Minnie shows his love for animals and, I like to think, most everyone else..
Not just a kid’s writer, White’s book The Elements of Style (with Strunk),sharpened my own writing. White spent his adult life as a staff writer for the New Yorker.
Today’s media bombards us with never-ending negative copy that reminds me of White’s quote:
“One of the most time-consuming things to have is an enemy.”
E.B. White
Great quote at the ending!
Thanks Eilene. It was family conflict that got me writing nonfiction (after two unpublished novels.) Solving my family mystery brought me peace after decades of lies and secrets that damaged my family.
Sounds intriguing. I have also been unraveling family mysteries. Only a few make good stories, though!
Maybe you’ll find some new family members to meet, you are still young I met my mother’s Ukrainian homesteading family at an Alberta reunion when I was 76. Eight years later, I hope this fall to meet descendants of my Danish father’s family in Snohomish WA. My motto is, It’s never too late!