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Hello, friends. I turned in my draft, but now I am sick. Just wanted to drop by and say hi and jot down a couple notes to myself.

I gave a pretty good speech last week to the Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable about how I became a writer in spite of the fact that most things I want to express artistically are ineffable. How does one use words as a medium to express things for which there are no words? I found my solution in fantasy and metaphor. But more on that when my nose stops ru...
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Published on February 04, 2016 09:10
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message 1: by The One (new)
Feb 05, 2016 07:50PM

The One Tree It happens so often. Wanting or more importantly, needing to say something for which there are no words. I have often wondered, if other languages suffer the same problem, or if in fact, they have a mechanism within their language that allows for the formation of a word or words that will encompass that need?
May your nose clear up soonest, and may you come back to yourself a happier and healthier woman. Look after yourself - you cannot do the best you do unless you are at your peek; to be at your peek you need to look after yourself first.
So, get well soon!


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