Sep 4, 2020Thoughts on WritingA “poem-athon” produces a book: Pebbles in the Stream Since I was assigning the poems to writers who had agreed to be tapped for the 2020 Literary Arts “Poem-athon,” I gave the first...
Sep 3, 2020Thoughts on WritingWHAT'S BEHIND THE LITERARY ARTS "POEMATHON?"THE POWER OF A POEM In the spring days following the upheaval to our lives by COVID-19, new lifestyles and urgent needs were created that...
Jul 16, 2020Thoughts on WritingBringing Clarity to Your WritingWriting is always about bringing clarity to the subject. The more historical research, the greater the clarity a writer can provide....
Mar 9, 2017Thoughts on WritingART AND FEARI recently attended a small, intimate gathering of artists and writers, all members of the National League of American Pen Women, to...
Jan 12, 2017Thoughts on WritingWRITING AGAINJanuary 2, 2017 was the day I would begin writing again. For two years I have been conducting research for an authorized biography on...
Nov 16, 2016Thoughts on WritingNovember Too*Do not dismiss November as a throw-away month, a collection of weeks that precedes and follows holidays or you may miss the...
Sep 6, 2016Thoughts on WritingIT'S ABOUT TIME...Since I’ve let three post-less months pass without so much as a lame or cryptic explanation, it might be appropriate to offer some form...
Mar 4, 2015Thoughts on WritingThe Power of PoetryI belong to an organization that recognizes how much hard-working professional writers and artists have in common. At a recent meeting of...
Nov 14, 2014Christie's PorchThis NovemberLast night I read a Mary Oliver poem and today can viscerally feel the lingering impact of her consideration of what a soul is. As a...
Nov 8, 2014Thoughts on WritingThrough and ThroughIn complete darkness, I creep like a burglar up an unlighted stairway from the basement apartment in my son Rob’s house. I’m trying...