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About Bruce Louis Dodson
Bruce Louis Dodson is an American living in Borlänge, Sweden, where he writes novels, poetry, and creates collages. His most recent book, Dearie - A Narrative Memoir, was published January 2021. Other work has appeared in: Foreign & Far Away - Writers Abroad Anthology, Sleeping Cat Books - Trip of a Lifetime Anthology, Pirene's Fountain, Tic Toc Anthology - Kind of a Hurricane Press, Litro Magazine, Vine Leaves, Cordite Poetry Review, Buffalo Almanac, mgversion2>datu Poetry Pacific, Canary, Vallum, Bangalore Review, Local Gems, Workers Write, NGY Review, and Whitefish Review. His blog can be found at: http://brucelouisdodson.wordpress.com
Seeing the Other Side
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Seeing the Other Side

Write 500 words (or more if you’re having fun) to go with one of the three photos you see below. What’s going on behind the window, the wall, or the…
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2022-10-17Posted inPensivesTags: writing prompts1 Comment
TECH AND ME
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TECH AND ME

I recently read a complaint written by an older man on his difficulties with technology. I totally agree—me too, in my mid-eighties. Born too soon. I saw a mother pushing…
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2022-07-18Posted inBi-weekly Wisdom6 Comments
Pensive 2 May 2022
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Pensive 2 May 2022

A writing prompt from an old photo and/or some questions.
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2022-05-02Posted inPensivesTags: memoir, memory, writing prompts2 Comments
Who Let The Birds Out?
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Who Let The Birds Out?

Who Let the Birds Out? Writing prompts from Bruce Dodson
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2021-11-29Posted inPensivesTags: inspiration, writing prompts3 Comments
Are you an introvert?
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Are you an introvert?

I've known I was an introvert since I was in my forties and will never forget the day I became aware.
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2021-10-25Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: extroverts, introverts4 Comments
Pensive 9 August 2021
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Pensive 9 August 2021

You are a dog whisper. You’ve been that way since childhood. It’s not that you know what they are thinking; you can hear them in your mind, always with individual…
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2021-08-09Posted inPensives7 Comments
Creative people
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Creative People

They have a mind that never slows down. The creative mind is a non-stop machine fueled by intense curiosity. There is no pause button and no way to power it down. This can…
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2021-06-07Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: creativity, Steve Jobs, Steven Pressfield4 Comments
Pensive 3 May 2021
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Pensive 3 May 2021

We hadn’t noticed anything at first, and we’d had a few drinks. It was the first night of our last vacation in the boondocks of Louisiana. There was something .…
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2021-05-03Posted inPensivesTags: writing prompts1 Comment
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Observing Magpies in Sweden

Crows and Magpies A Seattle Memory - Crows They go unnoticed overheadAbove the supermarket malls and citiesCountrysidesSuburban fields and meadowsWatchingAirborne gangs dressed in black feather jacketsFearless wise guys with a…
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2021-03-01Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: crows, magpies, poem5 Comments

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