New poem: "One day's worth of simple pleasures"
There's a new poem on the site. It came to me in a flash while doing morning pages. Enjoy!
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Writing and the Arts
A collection of 28 issues
A lost-and-found poem
I was going through some very old posts on a former site, and found a poem about Stephen Colbert and George Bush at the WH Correspondent's Dinner. Enjoy!
Morning Pages to the rescue – again
Now that I had the time to write, I discovered I had nothing to say. Then I remembered: morning pages.
Timothy Snyder: The "vertical magic" of the written word
Dr. Timothy Snyder writes about words and where, exactly, they live. A thought-provoking article. Here's a preview.
New Poem Posted (Finally!)
I often like to use layout and space in my poems, to indicate flow and emphasis. For some time, though, I've been struggling with Wordpress "eating" any non-breaking spaces I used to achieve that space. So, rather than having indents like I wanted, all lines
Morning Pages Work for Bloggers Too
When I decided to get more serious about my writing, I went looking for books on writing to get me started. I checked various sites and lists to see what books came recommended as a “basic library for writers.” And one that seemed to be on everyone’s list was
New poem -- "The Taking of Jim Smith's Life"
Short, fun, doggerel -- but also true. Read it here.
I'm Back
After many months away from all my sites, after many months of combining work with campaigning, after many months of doing no writing except for campaign blurbs and publicity pieces, I am very pleased and excited to share this important news:
I'm back.
After the election was over,
The Muse Bank
I have long had an on-again, off-again relationship with Morning Pages (MP). Even though I am a big, big fan of Julia Cameron and The Artist's Way, as someone who works a regular job for a living and writes on the side, there have been long
Getting MORE Serious About Writing
I've been pretty regular in doing my weekly Lection Reflection pieces, and they have gotten good attention, due primarily to being linked from TextWeek. (A great resource, by the way -- visit it, use it, and throw some support to Jenee, the person doing it.) It's been