I ask this because on a certain network there is a hierarchy. Some writers are authors and some writers are members. In other words, there seems to be this standard of who is or is not considered an author. Being a little too caught up in building my ”platform” I figured I’d give the author thing [...]
Posts Tagged ‘life’
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Long time not post
Posted in art, life, poetry, writing, tagged emotional freedom technique, Henry Grayson, life, Mindful Loving, poetry, school on September 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So, I’ve been busy. It’s September. School has started. We are adjusting to that first week of school and the first week of University of Michigan football. There is a plaque on our kitchen wall that my friend Deb found for me. It reads, “We interrupt this family for football.” That’s about how it goes. [...]
Writing poetry with Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Posted in Italian-American Literature, life, poetry, writing, tagged Italian-American women writers, life, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, poetry, writing on August 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve written about it here before, that I’ve studied the writings of Italian-American women, that I discovered there were a lot of writings by Italian-American women totally by accident. It was a case of bucking the old “you can’t judge a book by its cover” saying. In this case, it was the green cover that [...]
How words can heal
Posted in life, poetry, writing, tagged imagination, life, Linda Cassidy Lewis, the perfect day, writing on August 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Today I’m sitting in the big recliner. For the better part of the last four days I’ve been brooding about this or that, feeling sorry for myself, I guess. There are a few nasty things going on in my life, which will probably turn out okay. All that was topped off by a nasty letter [...]
Fun with Photoshop
Posted in art, family, life, photography, tagged art, camping, kids, life, photography on July 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
These are my little peeps. I’ve been having fun with Photoshop lately, giving myself a brief respite from writing. Actually, there really has been no respite from writing. I did a good chunk of work on my novel this morning and plan on doing more. I just wanted to do something else creative. I think [...]
The glamorous life of a writer part 2
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged life, writing on July 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
With a day off from my day job as a community newspaper journalist, I looked forward to a long weekend of rest. It wasn’t without work. I had one assignment; the assignment I have every year on the Fourth of July. Each year, for nine years, I’ve gotten up early on the Fourth to photograph [...]
What I learned about writing from my vacation
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged books, camping, characters, dogs, fiction, life, tent camping, vacation, writing on July 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Okay, so I didn’t bring work on vacation. That is, I didn’t bring my computer, but I brought a summer read that I could tell everyone I was reading for pleasure, while I worked at dissecting it…well sort of dissecting it. I was, after all, on vacation. The book was The Art of Racing in [...]
