Dispatch 22: Moment as Muse

“Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everyth...

Dispatch 21: Secret Letters From Jack Kerouac

Recently discovered lettersfrom a 17 year-old Jack Kerouac to his childhood friend George Apostolos paint a vivid picture of his New York City experiences. Before his literary successes, young Jack...

Dispatch 17: Whitman's Credo of Simplicity

“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate ...