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Said and Done
There are so many stories and thoughts I'd like to share. I consider them noteworthy, or, blogworthy if you will.
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A “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 4, 2020
WHAT'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...
Sep 3, 2020
Bringing Clarity to Your Writing
Writing is always about bringing clarity to the subject. The more historical research, the greater the clarity a writer can provide....
Jul 16, 2020
ART AND FEAR
I recently attended a small, intimate gathering of artists and writers, all members of the National League of American Pen Women, to...
Mar 9, 2017
WRITING AGAIN
January 2, 2017 was the day I would begin writing again. For two years I have been conducting research for an authorized biography on...
Jan 12, 2017
November Too*
Do not dismiss November as a throw-away month, a collection of weeks that precedes and follows holidays or you may miss the...
Nov 16, 2016
IT'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...
Sep 6, 2016
The Power of Poetry
I belong to an organization that recognizes how much hard-working professional writers and artists have in common. At a recent meeting of...
Mar 4, 2015
This November
Last 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 14, 2014
Through and Through
In complete darkness, I creep like a burglar up an unlighted stairway from the basement apartment in my son Rob’s house. I’m trying...
Nov 8, 2014
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