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April 30, 2019

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All My Best Words Were Hers: A Tribute to Ursula Le Guin

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.

- Ursula K. Le Guin -

All My Best Words Were Hers: A Tribute to Ursula Le Guin

The impact of literature and specifically, an author, on a person can be "unfathomable." In this tender tribute, Isaac Yuen recounts the many ways Ursula K. Le Guin influenced his life and his writing. He admits he is "only a fan." He confesses his inadequacy in expressing how her work guides his: "I write about how reading her words transported me to strange worlds and into new souls, how that sparked my own journeys as a reader and a writer. The sentiment is trite. I steal her own words to say what she already knows. I cannot say what I mean. I cannot find the way." And yet, he does. With profound love, he shares the legacy she leaves for him and the world. { read more }

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What author has had an impact on your life? Write a brief essay on the ways that person has influenced your ideas, values, even choices and decisions through their work. { more }


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