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October Scrapbook
So I haven’t been doing a very good job of keeping this blog going.. sorry! but as I was going through my iPhoto pictures, I thought about doing a photo log like I’ve seen other bloggers do. Here’s a...
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The Lost Shoji Screens
I had forgotten about the shoji screens until I saw someone post on Facebook this morning, about the shoji screens her grandfather had made by hand. And a ripple of panic passed through me. Where are...
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AWP Seattle!
cool souvenirs I brought home BEFORE: I’m so excited. I’m so so so so excited! I should be packing, but instead I am poring over the schedule and all the details for the upcoming AWP (Association of...
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In Which Trying to Write an Essay About Shame Threw Me Into a Huge Shame...
Image by Volkan Olmez/Unsplash I thought that writing an essay for a themed literary magazine on the theme of “shame” was going to be a piece of cake. I was excited when I read this call for...
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Walking, Writing, Shhhhhhh
Walk without speaking for one hour. Then, write without stopping for another hour. It’s a simple sequence, but somehow it’s magical, what that combination can produce. I’ve been doing this practice...
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Clearing The Way for Words
I’ve been dealing with some writing “stuckness” in the past month or so. And I’ve been aware that it’s had to do with both inner and outer obstacles. The writing was just not happening. The first thing...
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Writing By Hand
At the beginning of February, I became aware that it was national handwritten letter month month. I used to be such a prolific letter writer. I have boxes and boxes of letters that I received from...
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#fiveminutefreewrite Recap and MORE.
I was worried about the month of December, what with end-of-semester duties and shopping and cleaning and family gatherings and holidays.One thing that I know about myself is that I often have trouble...
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Resist. But how?
This is #3 of #52essays2017. It’s January 20th. Barack Obama is not president anymore. It’s unfathomably terrible. How could this have happened? Well, we can’t go over that again. A thousand people...
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Seeking Compassion
This is essay #4 of #52essays2017 I know that many of us are feeling extra fragile/terrified/depressed with everything that has been unfolding, pretty much every few minutes, since January 21st. It’s...
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