Sometimes phrases or questions or combinations of words just stand out. Today it was the following:
“Was it a simple variation of a savory cheese pie?”
I think it’s the whole “savory cheese pie” that stood out. I know it’s silly. It just sounds musical to me. Maybe it will find into a poem or into some [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Random line drops from the sky…er…Google
Posted in life, writing, tagged life, lines, one line, sentences, words, writing on October 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s going to be a long Monday
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged 4-H, family, long Mondays, writing on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John Prine’s lovely little line is coursing through my head this Monday as I spent all day away from home. I woke up at 5:30 p.m., left the house at 7 p.m. and returned home at 9 p.m. In between, there was eight hours of work, just under two hours of dinner out and wait [...]
Another day another morning in the red room
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged family, life, Silences, Tillie Olsen, writing on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here I am again, in the early morning silence. The only sound that filters in is the rhythmic gentle thump of the clothes that twirl in the dryer. My golden retriever lies at my feet after having been fed and let outside. I’ve surfed some blogs and drink tea in the peace. I don’t care [...]
An evening in the red room
Posted in family, life, photography, poetry, writing, tagged art, fiction, photography, poetry, writing, writing rooms on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sitting here in my red room, working amid the clutter of Pokemon cards and the sound of Pokemon streaming over the Internet. So, it’s not the ideal writing space, but I think of Stephen King and how he wrote in his book On Writing: A Memoir of Craft of writing with his son playing [...]
Mini post to say hi
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged food, life, writing on October 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m inspired to blog after seeing the movie Julie and Julia. There is so much to say and so little time I think. I’ve been teaching and as much as I prepare for each class, I always feel like I’ve not prepared enough. It’s not helping me in my novel aspirations, but I do love [...]
