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The Life in Writing Life
When Pens Around the World writes about the Writing Life we, as would naturally be assumed, lean towards the ‘writing’ part of the title. But today, I want to talk…
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Can you write creatively in any situation?
John takes us through a less than successful attempt to make a YouTube video about writing creatively in any situation
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Reality, dystopia, or farce?
Lamentably, it is time for another political post. Since my last post on the topic, many problems around the globe seem to have gotten worse: wars, climate change, countries under…
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Of Tangents and Time
I start with an idea. For a time I let it mull in my mind, then I get hold of it and do something with it. The process is very…
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The Angel Looking Over Your Shoulder
In the beginning, I wrote simply to record the experiences of my life in some meaningful way. Memories faded, or changed, or were lost and I wanted to record the…
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The Black Dog Bites Again
These blogs are meant to be inspirational, uplifting articles prompting folks to write creatively. But what if depression has struck when a blog is due to be written? What if inspiration is simply not in the blog writer’s lexicon?
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The Objectivity Paradox: Personal Pain and Detached Reflection
I recently finished reading two harrowing books back-to-back: Ordinary Men and Man’s Search for Meaning. Both are based on the events of the Holocaust. Ordinary Men examines the actions of…
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Happy Birthday To You…
My daughter recently turned two. We are now on the fifth day in a row of singing happy birthday to her and blowing out a candle. I haven't the heart…
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Happily Ever After
Once again, I am accosted by a blank page staring at me, intimidating me with its whiteness, with its emptiness. In fact, my brain has been abducted by aliens who…
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NaNoWriMo and Dragons: Anything to Finish a Book
I had never tried NaNoWriMo before, but I had a manuscript that needed a rocket strapped to its word count to get it over the line. I decided that NaNoWriMo…