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Did I Really Write That?
Sunday evening I decided to take a walk through time, back to some of the stories I started but never finished years ago. What an odd sort of feeling. I wonder if other writers see an evolution of...
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A Paragraph then a Request
There is nothing more sensual, more enlightening, more surreal than someone in command of the English (or their own native) language. I don’t mean “The King’s English”, or perfectly pitched tones and...
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Overload on a Monday Morning
I got up this morning, sleepyheaded and in need of chocolate raspberry coffee. I had an idea for a blog, and in a daze started rummaging through ten years of blogs looking for references. It would have...
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Writing in old age: changing formats, topics, style and purpose — Write Into...
When I write my blogs it is to share, to instruct, and to encourage artists of all worlds and styles to follow their hearts and to go for the gusto. It seems I have found a co-heart in exploring my...
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An Ancient Stab at Poetry
3/27/2007, 7:19 a.m. Date created. I don’t know why I don’t write more poetry. It seems everyone is doing it. Perhaps I’m afraid of flooding the market with useless ramblings or feeble attempts at...
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A Little Inspiration Goes a Long Way
I can’t believe this is the third week in a row that’s I’m starting out recommending other blogs for your enjoyment. But so it is! Inspiration can be found everywhere. Children learning something new,...
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A Glimpse of the Past
As you know, I’ve been weathering some pretty strong storms lately. In taking a moment to look back at my blogging repertoire, I realized I’ve been blah blah blah-ing for quite a long time. I came...
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Faerie Paths — Swirls
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. ~James A Michener
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Swallowed by The Sun (Revised) — Ivor.Plumber/Poet
I have turned a fellow blogger into a friend — someone whose work makes me happy. Ivor is that sort of poet. Poignant, clever, hitting the notes of current events with delicate yet form strokes. I...
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Take Your Reader on The Journey! (Revisited) — Writing your first...
Doing a little research, I found Jan originally wrote about this topic on November 19, 2019. The advice is still spot-on. Get writing! Today if possible — Tomorrow at the latest! I’ve written...
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A Few Blogging Thoughts
According to Website Setup, in 2021 there were over 600 million blogs on the web. Think about that. 600 million blogs. 600,000,000 individuals decided to put their thoughts, their experience, their...
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Wednesday Rewinds
I know most people are in a hurry when they read blogs — they need to grock all the information in a short time so they can digest it later. To those of you who write longer blogs, I salute you. I...
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Mad Hatter
Is this you? You go through the day, every day, doing what you’re supposed to do. Work, taking care of your kids, calling the dentist. You make dinner, do the dishes, catch a little TV or read a good...
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Momentarily — A Poem
When the words won’t come The dreams far away And night never rests A poem comes to mind A brief version Of the day’s confusion The evening’s pain Whispers from beyond We can’t find the phrase The...
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Temporarily/Permanently on Hold?
I find whenever I have a creative dilemma I come to all of you for help or understanding or to just vent. There is not always a solution to every problem, an answer to every question. Sometimes just...
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Closer to the Sun — My Inspired Life (repost)
I love this writer, this artist, this blogger. Her posts always lift me up, inspire me, gives me a hint of what all this nonsense is around me now and then. I hope you’ll wander over to Michele‘s blog...
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What Happened April 18, 2011?
April 18, 2011. It was a Monday. A partly cloudy day, the temperature peaking at about 46 degrees. It was before the tragic events of 9/11 and my personal loss of 2/22. It was a few months before the...
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Faerie Paths — Poppies
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan I write, erase, rewrite Erase again, and then A poppy blooms. A Poppy Blooms, Katsushika Hokusai
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Faerie Paths — Writing
Writing ideas travel from the head, where they are born, to the heart, where they are felt, through the soul, where they are understood, and out through the fingertips where they are reborn. ~ The...
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Monday Morning Wake-Up Call (repost)
David Kanigan Reading my Reader like a good granny this morning, I came upon David’s post, Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. These posts always “get” me in one way or another. Today’s post gave beautiful...
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The Future of Blogging
Linotype/Linofilm Machine I happened to talk with a family friend’s daughter who just graduated from college with an English and/or Communications degree. She was bright and excited to find a job doing...
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