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Getting Sloppy with It
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Getting Sloppy with It

On the matter of making art, sometimes painters will get intentionally sloppy with their work to get their creativity muscles working. Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images Some visual artists may do a…
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Posted by By Kimberly Kabonga 2023-03-21Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: art, creativity, drafts, writer's block1 Comment
COLD – FRIEND OR FOE?
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COLD – FRIEND OR FOE?

This winter has been hard for many in Europe and elsewhere. Even snow in California! How do you view the cold? Does it bring joy, the freedom of the slopes…
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Posted by By Nigel Wild 2023-03-13Posted inPensivesNo Comments
Colour, theme, practice
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Colour, theme, practice

I recently spent a few writing days with a visiting friend from university days. We got through our finals year by revising together, allowing ourselves 15 minutes of jigsaw puzzle…
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Posted by By Miriam Landor 2023-03-06Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: writing practice, writing tools3 Comments
Old Man in an Armchair, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652, National Gallery, London
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Suddenly Senior

Bruce writes about the shock of aging and invites us to think about departed friends and the bonds we shared.
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Posted by By Bruce Louis Dodson 2023-02-28Posted inPensivesTags: aging, writing prompts3 Comments
That ever elusive masterpiece…
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That ever elusive masterpiece…

Photo credit behance.net Maria Popova of The Marginalian points out the quantity of books available on reading and writing, both advantageous pastimes, is likely to far exceed a single human…
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Posted by By Christine Nedahl 2023-02-20Posted inBi-weekly Wisdom1 Comment
Illustration: Horses and plough 2
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If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly

My days (and yours too I expect) are made up of a proportion of essential tasks, things that must be done. Like cooking, cleaning and washing. These cold days -…
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Posted by By Jos Biggs 2023-02-13Posted inPensivesTags: inspiration, writing during difficult times1 Comment
Header image for Welcome to my Writing space
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Welcome to my workspace!

John describes his workspace - the place where he sits to write and participate in video conference s.
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Posted by By John Nixon 2023-02-06Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: Writing space, writing tools10 Comments
Forcing the idea onto the page
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Forcing the idea onto the page

Sometimes the pen feels heavier than usual. Sometimes the page looks whiter than before. We’ve all stared at that blank page, knowing that there’s an itch to write within us,…
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Posted by By Michael Pudney 2023-01-30Posted inPensivesTags: motivation, writer's block, writing, writing promptsNo Comments
Magic Tricks
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Magic Tricks

I have just finished reading the bio-novel about Thomas Mann by Colm Toibin. The Magician delves into Mann’s repressed homosexuality and, as I see it, Toibin views everything Mann wrote…
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Posted by By Debbie Hubbard 2023-01-23Posted inBi-weekly WisdomTags: irony, The Magician - Colm Toibin, Thomas MannNo Comments
Journeys and writing
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Journeys and writing

I’ve drafted and scheduled this post early as by the time it reaches you, I’ll be on my way home from a two-week holiday in Cambodia, flying from Siem Reap.…
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Posted by By Gail Aldwin 2023-01-16Posted inPensivesTags: travel writing, writing prompts2 Comments

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