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A Twelfth of Carrabis (October 2024 Newsletter)

Fall continues its march into Winter and draws me to my studies with North American indigenes, to tales of WinterMan, SnowWalker, and the Northern Lights being the spirits of unborn children waiting to come to earth. We were lucky enough to get a good look at Comet A3. It’s next trip around the sun is … Continue reading "A Twelfth of Carrabis (October 2024 Newsletter)"

More Kitticles

Yes, more of the same charming children. Raccoon mothers tolerate each others’ children for only so long. For that matter, they only tolerate their own children for so long. A wonderful example of psychosocial distance, that. Psychosocial distance is about how far we keep people out and how close we let people in. My favorite … Continue reading "More Kitticles"

My The Boy in the Giant (A Tale of the Woods) is in Carmina

Some of my stories are popular. You’re shocked, I know. No more so than me, I’ll bet. One series of stories often republished are my Tales of the Woods, a series of fables set in a mythical Woods. I wrote my first Tale of the Woods as a sophomore my first time through college. Quite … Continue reading "My The Boy in the Giant (A Tale of the Woods) is in Carmina"

RoundTable 360° September 2024 “Artistic Intent” – Is it more important audiences get our meaning or we pay our bills?”

The August 2024 RoundTable 360° discussed Artistic Intent and focused on the challenge of getting your message across – assuming your work has a message – in a market-driven economy. I took a class with Isaac Bashevis Singer long ago. A student approached him during a break and asked if his goal was to entertain … Continue reading "RoundTable 360° September 2024 “Artistic Intent” – Is it more important audiences get our meaning or we pay our bills?”"

Writing Mentoring

  Let me save you some time before reading this post by starting out as I did with Critiques: Online or via Email; Do you want to improve your writing? Are you willing to pay to improve? If the answer to either of those is No then read no further, this post isn’t for you. … Continue reading "Writing Mentoring"

The Book of the Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception) – Chapter 8 – “The Rules of Badminton”

The Book of the Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception) – Chapter 8 – “The Rules of Badminton”   When we were thirteen, I told Denny O’Malley the idea of badminton was to try and keep the birdie in the air for as long as possible. I didn’t know if these were the rules but … Continue reading "The Book of the Wounded Healers (A Study in Perception) – Chapter 8 – “The Rules of Badminton”"

Kitticles

Late in the year, yes, and kits. Little, tiny, baby raccoon kits. Some of you may know I had a massive computer crash about two weeks back. Lost lots of wildlife videos. I wept. Then I remembered I’d switch computers about a year earlier and never erased the files on the old machine. Yippee Van … Continue reading "Kitticles"

Critiques: Online or via Email

  Let me save you some time before reading this post; Do you want to improve your writing? Are you willing to pay to improve? If the answer to either of those is No then read no further, this post isn’t for you.   Answered Yes to both? Read on. One of the most useful … Continue reading "Critiques: Online or via Email"

An Experiment in Writing – Part 3: More on Openings, Closings

Picking up where we left off in An Experiment in Writing – Part 2: Openings, here’s Part 3: More on Openings, Closings. Enjoy.   More on Throughlines. Think I’m onto something? Take a class with me or schedule a critique of your work.Think I’m an idiot? Let me know in a comment.Either way, we’ll both … Continue reading "An Experiment in Writing – Part 3: More on Openings, Closings"

My “Grand Ture” in Midnight Garden

I asked fellow Midnight Garden anthology contributors to share some things about themselves prior to publication and those generous enough to do appeared in previous Midnight Garden posts for the past week or so. Each entry gives a taste of their contribution, a little about them, how to contact them, how their story came about, … Continue reading "My “Grand Ture” in Midnight Garden"