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Still loving Tom Sawyer 30 years later...

I am rereading Tom Sawyer with my daughter this month. I had forgotten how much I loved this book.

As a girl, I always wanted to be on an adventure and I remember reading about Tom Sawyer getting on his raft at midnight with Joe Harper and Huck Finn and the whole event felt magical.

Even rereading it as an adult am I taken away to this old world. There is a romantic sense I carry that has a lot to with a log raft and more stars than we'd ever see now.

After tonight's chapter, I googled Jackson's...

Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces by David Biespiel

Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces by David Biespiel (Kelson Books, July 2010)



This book just arrive in my mailbox to review and I am so looking forward to reading it!  Whatever is currently on my nightstand, this book will knock it off.  I'll let you know how I like it.



Here's the description on Amazon--



Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces cracks open the creative process and invites readers to take a fresh look at the mysterious pathways of the imagination. "Failure is the engine of...

Checkwriters of the World Unite -

Since I wrote my post on link to buy my book via PayPal (a link which I believe ended up having some issues- this link should work now), a few of you emailed me to ask if you could send me a check instead.



Yes, of course!  (I'm a checkwriter too.)



If you'd like to buy my book (Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room) with a check, please feel free to mail it to me at the address below.









And I wanted to let you know, I'm working on creating a special Emily Dickinson bookmark for any orders ...

*Thursday Thankfulness* or is it *Thankful Thursday*

Gratitude Journal--





All the kind people/readers who sent me a email, FB message, or ordered my book yesterday.

Hippie, new-agey, tree-hugging Port Townsend, Washington where their motto is:  We're here, because we're not all there.

Muesli

Jeannine Hall Gailey being recognized for her review by the Poetry Foundation's Harriet.

Chickens (I'm currently caring for a friend's chickens while she travels & love arriving each day and seeing them, plus getting a blue egg)

My editor...

Anne, I love you for your honesty alone...

I am in love with money, so don't be mistaken. But first I want to write good poems.





  ~ Anne Sexton

The Door is Opening -or- What I Hope To Find on my Porch Soon:

Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes.



As I type this, I cannot get the Bon Jovi song out of my head, "Oh, we're halfway there, oh, oh, living on a prayer..."  Along with the song, "Mrs. Robinson," though I'm not sure why.

It's September 15th, do you know your poetry book is?  

Before I use anymore pop-culture references--Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me--let me tell you what we're halfway to, we're halfway through September, which means 15 more days until my book is...

This Blogger is Seeing Other People...

Okay, just a little on the side and only when they ask...





Here's a sneak peek--



I just wanted to let you know, I have a blog post up at Her Circle Ezine called 

The Difference 20 Minutes Can Make.



And it has a giant photo of me, almost as big as the blog post. Anyway, it was scheduled for tomorrow, but I got the link tonight so I thought I'd share it.



Here's the opening:



As a writer, undisturbed blocks of time can be crucial for our success. But what if you have kids, a day job, or...

Confession Tuesday - How to Jazz Up Your Mailbox

How to Deal with Rejection Letters Passive Aggressively________________________

Confession - This is my neighbor's mailbox and she is not a writer, but her sons are quite creative in their antics.  The pull-handle of their mailbox was designed by them in an attempt to be done with either the Ken Doll or the Lee Majors as the Six-Million Dollar Man.  But as my poet's heart passed by this new artwork on my street, I could not help but think, "What a wonderful way to deal with rejections and w...

FYI - Fiction Writers!

Call for Submissions (Fiction Writers)--



We encourage both emerging and established fiction writers to submit to our 2010 Fiction Contest. We look forward to reading your work!

Crab Creek Review's Annual Fiction Contest: Sept. 15th - Nov. 30th, 2010

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:



•Original, previously unpublished fiction up to 3,000 words, double spaced.

•Name and contact info must NOT appear on any pages of the fiction piece.

•Please include a cover letter with your name, address, telephone...

Poetry News

Here are a few things you might be interested in--



Susan Rich had a poem on Verse Daily.  (Congrats Susan!)



Joannie Stangeland is publishing a collection of poems.  (Congrats Joannie!)



32 Poems in on NPR! 



Sandra Beasley has a lot of cool things going on at her blog and in her life. She's going to be working with VIDA (formally WILLA - Women in the Literary Arts) on their blog, Her Kind (coming in October).  There's a lot of great info on VIDA on Sandra's blog, so check it out.



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