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  • 5 Things “The Crucible” Can Teach Us About Good Writing

    5 Things “The Crucible” Can Teach Us About Good Writing

    Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work: It’s that time of year again!  The daily temperatures are falling, the leaves are turning various shades of orange and various chintzy costumes are for sale at Wal-Mart. No, I’m not describing Halloween.  I’m describing the time of year that I usually teach Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, that time…

  • Dear Don XI

    Dark Sage has just leaped onto my TR pile, sounds like just my cup of tea. Can’t wait to see what you uncover, there has to be answers, just waiting to be found!

  • Driftwood

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: Tree grows tall on a wooded bank Winds blow hard from the ocean’s depths. Ages pass and the tall tree falls Caught by the current swept by the tide. Water rolls where the warm wind whistled Fish in the branches where songbirds perched. What was warm bark grub-riddled Noisy…

  • Nature’s Way

    Cynthia Harrison Yesterday, Al and I had a quiet adventure. We went into the world and explored our surroundings. We have been caught up in too much work, too little time together, and a couple of other things pulling at the fabric of who we are together. Just because we’ve been married for 29 years…

  • Has Autumn Arrived?

    The weather has turned and not for the better. It is freezing and wet outside. Dark, miserable skies that match my mood, and I sense a non-active day descending and I am in no mood to fight. I check my emails and notes, but my heart just isn’t in it. Nothing for it, I would…

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  • Editing…

    Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: My shoulders are sore and my eyeballs are crossing Words dance on the page, with their letters embossing Themselves on my vision; they’re making no sense now, I can’t see the point of the past perfect tense now. Apostrophes, colons and odd prepositions All vie for attention…

  • Musing in the dark

    simply magical…

  • Gifted wings

  • Nine Lives is Launched!

    Monday I am not expecting to see much of Jaye before Wednesday. She is so busy checking everything is on target for the launch of her first book. The Ninth Life   . It’s a wonder the PC hasn’t melted, there’s been that much going on! I really hope it all goes well. Lulu, our…

  • My Very Own John Wayne? Hopefully Not!

    Originally posted on Just Life – Jennie Orbell: Hi All Well, it’s been a little while since I raised the old bonce above the parapet, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been doing nothing. In fact, I’ve been so busy that I just haven’t had the time to raise my head. Obviously, a great part of…

  • 5 Things “The Crucible” Can Teach Us About Good Writing

    5 Things “The Crucible” Can Teach Us About Good Writing

    Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work: It’s that time of year again!  The daily temperatures are falling, the leaves are turning various shades of orange and various chintzy costumes are for sale at Wal-Mart. No, I’m not describing Halloween.  I’m describing the time of year that I usually teach Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, that time…

  • Dear Don XI

    Dark Sage has just leaped onto my TR pile, sounds like just my cup of tea. Can’t wait to see what you uncover, there has to be answers, just waiting to be found!

  • Driftwood

    Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: Tree grows tall on a wooded bank Winds blow hard from the ocean’s depths. Ages pass and the tall tree falls Caught by the current swept by the tide. Water rolls where the warm wind whistled Fish in the branches where songbirds perched. What was warm bark grub-riddled Noisy…

  • Nature’s Way

    Cynthia Harrison Yesterday, Al and I had a quiet adventure. We went into the world and explored our surroundings. We have been caught up in too much work, too little time together, and a couple of other things pulling at the fabric of who we are together. Just because we’ve been married for 29 years…

  • Has Autumn Arrived?

    The weather has turned and not for the better. It is freezing and wet outside. Dark, miserable skies that match my mood, and I sense a non-active day descending and I am in no mood to fight. I check my emails and notes, but my heart just isn’t in it. Nothing for it, I would…

    ,

  • Editing…

    Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: My shoulders are sore and my eyeballs are crossing Words dance on the page, with their letters embossing Themselves on my vision; they’re making no sense now, I can’t see the point of the past perfect tense now. Apostrophes, colons and odd prepositions All vie for attention…

  • Musing in the dark

    simply magical…

  • Gifted wings

  • Nine Lives is Launched!

    Monday I am not expecting to see much of Jaye before Wednesday. She is so busy checking everything is on target for the launch of her first book. The Ninth Life   . It’s a wonder the PC hasn’t melted, there’s been that much going on! I really hope it all goes well. Lulu, our…

  • My Very Own John Wayne? Hopefully Not!

    Originally posted on Just Life – Jennie Orbell: Hi All Well, it’s been a little while since I raised the old bonce above the parapet, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been doing nothing. In fact, I’ve been so busy that I just haven’t had the time to raise my head. Obviously, a great part of…