Seeking beauty among the endless books at a used book sale, I ran across this treasure. But since "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" (and in the reading and the mind of the reader), and since this was written in the twentieth century, I was skeptical. What a thrill to discover that the … Continue reading Review of 1000 Beautiful Things by Arthur Mee
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Pi-ku Haiku and More for Pi-Day
March 14 … 3/14 … 3.14 In celebration of Pi-Day, here’s a bit of fun with words (even a crossword puzzle!), and a few interesting facts. Pi-ku poems Remember Haiku? Those are the 3-line poems with 5 syllables in the first line, 3 in the second line, 5 in the third line. Well, for Pi … Continue reading Pi-ku Haiku and More for Pi-Day
Can a Writing Gene be Passed Down?
As I thought about my immediate family members, and which one to write about for today's WP writing prompt, I decided to write about three. My Mom, my Dad, and my paternal Grandmother. All writers! Writing in a diary was Mom's idea. She got me a diary for Christmas when I was about eight years … Continue reading Can a Writing Gene be Passed Down?
Self-publishing 1995 and 2025
I created this website because I am a writer, and (according to the writerly community of 2011 anyway), if you are a writer, you need a blog. Over time, I realized that the all-writers-need-a-blog idea probably should have been… … “All writers who have a book to promote, or want to make money online with … Continue reading Self-publishing 1995 and 2025
Link Love
“Link Love” is a term I found on “25 More Ways to Blog Every Day”, a post I’d saved in 2011 from Michelle V. Rafter’s blog, Word Count. That was the year I convinced my boss to let me work part-time, and it freed up time for me to start this blog! The post was … Continue reading Link Love
Freedom with Writing
Are you, like me, dusting off some stories or manuscripts that have been filed away for a few years? If so, you probably want to find homes for them. Or, you might be looking for periodicals that are in need of exactly the kind of articles you write. Let me tell you about … Continue reading Freedom with Writing
Write Everyday–Right?
Yes, yes, I know writers are supposed to write everyday. When I am working on a specific project and have a deadline, that’s not too hard to do. In that case, what’s hard for me is to STOP writing and get up to stretch, guzzle some water or make something halfway nutritious to eat. On … Continue reading Write Everyday–Right?
What I Did on my “Summer Vacation”
This June, after a couple months of manageable aches—which were probably aggravated by aquacize, carrying heavy groceries, and a very aggressive therapeutic massage—I was suddenly in agonizing pain. And that surprised me, because I thought I was “doing everything right”. In January I had decreased my work week at my job from 5 days a … Continue reading What I Did on my “Summer Vacation”
Health Problems are a Write-Off
Health Problems are a Write-Off After spending the first warm day in weeks at the park with my camera, I was surprised to find my back and knees aching by the time I got home. That annoyed me, because I didn’t think I was doing anything particularly strenuous, so yesterday when I went to the … Continue reading Health Problems are a Write-Off
Happily Writing 