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Introducing Pens around the World
Introducing Pens Around the World, a new community of writers working in English and far-flung placesassociating over the Inte
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SPRING CLEANING
Clearing the Deck What is it about spring that inspires us to clean up, fix up and generally sort out the junk that has been collecting in the various rooms…
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Travel and Writing in the Age of COVID-19
*This post is also published here. For many years, travel has been a source of inspiration for my writing. What started as personal travel journaling shortly after college, turned to…
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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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Spring is in the Air
This Guest Post is by Patricia Cole. Patti was a founder member of Pens Around the World. She left us when she and her husband moved back to England after…
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The challenges of writing during a pandemic
What is your experience of writing during lockdown? Do fewer distractions make it easier to focus on your writing or does lack of interaction stunt your imagination and ability to…
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The Front Page
I'm thinking about what we might have on our front page. I think we need a front page that looks to visitors as though it's dynamic and changing on a…
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In the beginning
Any good writers' site needs a blog, and so we had better get this one going. Blogs should have lots of features, like links, or pictures. Good blogs should ask…