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February 4, 2022
Poetry Break: Noah Kirsch
By: Noah Kirsch This morning, I was the little spider, Playing in the sink, Caught by surprise When the faucet Let out a violent Jet of water I paused, to let the spider, Find its way, To a drier part of the counter, Until some thought, Popped into my head. Before I knew it, […]
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January 30, 2022
Are You Writing Meaningful Posts?
You feel the urge to write that story you've dreamed about or imagined for so long. Those are the posts that have meaning.
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January 27, 2022
Poetry Break: 3 Poems by R. Gerry Fabian
By: R. Gerry Fabian ___ ___ Ocelot Stalking I am in search of the striped tail. Months spent in small Texas towns and Mexican cantinas yield zilch. Your spotted pelt – so beautiful – so rare. I know your nocturnal habits. […]
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January 24, 2022
Poetry Break: 3 Poems by John Grey
By: John Grey ETERNITY AND ME Nothing is as eternal as a Sunday morning, a sermon that stretches from Big Bang to the end of time, and readings from the Bible, longer than the Bible itself. I was seven years old. The age of reason but not of reasonableness, thank you, Thomas […]
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January 21, 2022
Still Isolated? You’re Not Alone Though
By: Marilyn L. Davis We’ve Always Done Isolated Writing, But It’s Different Now “The act of writing is generally thought to be a solitary journey from that first awe-inspiring blank page to the end. However, the fact that most authors offer acknowledgments speaks to the presence of a team in the background, offering […]
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January 19, 2022
Poetry Break: 3 Poems by Dr. Archan Mehta
Dr. Archan Mehta Poem #1: Saintly Preaching? And then, The saints came Marching in, One foot in Front of another, In a single file, One by one, And gosh, The saints Really demanded attention! Boy, you will be considered A success in this life Only if you pursue Medicine or law or Engineering and […]
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January 16, 2022
BARREL AHEAD OR STOP TO MOP UP?
By: Noelle Sterne Draft or Debate the Words? Should you spill out the first draft at faster-than-light speed or labor with tortured love over each word, phrase, and sentence in the never-ending writers’ debate? Those choices cause conflict like: Were you taught that there was a single, correct, inviolable method? Which way […]
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January 9, 2022
World Building Starts Outside Your Window
By: Amanda Winstead Setting Your Novel: Using Your Environment to Make Your World Come to Life “I think with world building, it’s important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see […]
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January 6, 2022
Poetry Break: 4 Poems by Archan Mehta
By: Archan Mehta ____ Poem # 1: Forgotten Things? I have no memory Of distant things: Experiences from the past Are shackled to the floor Like a prisoner in jail Or submerged in the ocean. What really matters to Me, however, is a thick Drop of honey teasing My lips and the gentle wind […]
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January 5, 2022
Is Our Writing Diluted With Too Many Posts?
By: Traci Kenworth “Still writing?” I usually nod and smile, then quickly change the subject. But here is what I would like to put down my fork and say: Yes, yes, I am. I will write until the day I die or until I am robbed of my capacity to reason. Even if my fingers […]
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