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Stepping back into my writing life...

Confession Tuesday - the Remix

Dear Reader,



I wanted to respond to an odd occurrence that happened a couple weeks ago.  You may have seen it, or missed it.  Many of you emailed me with different theories and also kind words, if you missed it, it was from my Art of the Blurb post.



Nothing big, but interesting and definitely something I want to respond to--so let's begin.



To the confessional--



I confess I didn't mean to annoy Famous Poet's wife by writing my experience with blurbs.  (Notice how I say Famous Poet and...

Last Days of Summer...

Time Waster Alert - Old Photos of Poets

If you like looking at author photos of poets as I do, we've hit the motherload here.



I found this is in the Seattle PI with a link to the American Poetry Review website and directory of poets with the old photo used in APR when the poets had a poem published there.



To look back at photos of poets throughout the years from APR, go here.



Here are a few of my favs--



Dorianne Laux:







Adrienne Rich:







Peggy Shumaker:







Jane Hirshfield:







All so beautiful and still so beautiful...

Sharing Time...

So there are a couple things I wanted to share with you today--



Today I was listening to NPR & the next thing I know is that Elizabeth Austen is introducing a poem by Susan Rich (Mohamud at the Mosque).



You can listen to it here.

Or read it here.



Speaking of Susan, her dear cat Otis passed away several days ago.  If you know her or are an animal lover, she is asking that instead of cards, for others to make a donation to Friends of the Animals Foundation, an all volunteer non-profit...

And now for something completely different...

Did you know they sold these?





Periodic Table Shower Curtain - EVA vinyl

As the English major who loved science, I think this is awesome!

September New Year

I've been thinking about this next year (um, my years tend to begin in September not January) and things I want to add into my routine and things I want to take out.



Here's my list--



ADD



- More writing time in my shed (still without a proper name)



- Yoga (I've been doing yoga for 9 years now, but this last year left a lot to be desired in regards to my yoga practice)



- More considerate decision making (meaning - not just to say yes without considering how it will affect my time or me ...

End of August Check-In

Summer is ending early for us as school begins *before* Labor Day this year.  And while a part of me feels I should feel bad about this, I don't.



I've been looking forward to fall and less to do--from yardwork to socializing, from summer activity to the next summer activity.



My calendar is quite empty for September.



There is a note on my desk that says:  Keep September open - Be the crystallized ginger.



(The crystallized ginger part is reference to a saying another writer friend and I ...

Confession Tuesday - The Critical Edition with a Positive Follow-up

Dear Reader,



I am here on Tuesday -not Wednesday or Thursday- but the planned day and ready to confess.



To the confessional--



I took my daughter and Japanese exchange student to the American Idol Tour concert (our exchange student was visiting for a few days and it was the one thing she wanted to do).  I confess I have only watched one American Idol show so much of it was lost on me.  But I am now skilled in contestants and if I had to pick two favorites they would be Crystal and Andrew.

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Emily & Karl - Separated at Birth

Designer Karl Lagerfeld & Poet Emily Dickinson