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I just got my Mac back from the computer hospital after his power supply died three weeks ago. Because I didn’t have my computer in my office writing space I didn’t feel much like writing. I tried writing longhand in Continue reading My Mac is Back: Finding Your Writing Space
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. William Wordsworth I went to bed much earlier than usual last night so at 5:30 this morning I was up at the computer and ready to write. I woke up with Continue reading The breath of your heart
too many things to do…sometimes poetry and writing take a back seat. I hope to have a new post by Saturday! Keep writing! Lovingly, The Writing Nag
I got up and went to the gym early today so as soon as I’m off work I’ll be back with a post I’ve been working on. Living Social has a 50% off Gift Card to Amazon today. Save $10 Continue reading time to write
I just received my membership card for 2011 and read in the accompanying letter that Poets.org receives approximately 1 million visits each month. It’s often said that only poets read poetry but I think that more people are reading and Continue reading Academy of American Poets
My post today is a guest post at Tainted Tea. Horror writers look for links on the blog to the Tainted Tea ezine and submit your work!
The Poet’s Trade by Amy Lowell No one expects a man to make a chair without first learning how, but there is a popular impression that the poet is born, not made, and that his verses burst from his overflowing Continue reading The Poet’s Trade
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TABASCO® Original Red. All opinions are 100% mine. One of the food gifts I received this year was Split Pea soup mix layered in a glass Mason jar. The Continue reading Original Red-An American Classic
Sunday 27th December 1801 A fine soft beautiful, mild day with gleams of sunshine. I lay in bed till 12 o clock, Mr Clarkson’s man came, we wrote to him…Dorothy Wordsworth The Grasmere Journals I’ve kept a journal for more Continue reading A fine soft beautiful day
“The merry year is born Like the bright berry from the naked thorn.” Hartley Coleridge Happy New Year! Welcome 2011! Although I love New Year’s Day I’m not a fan of New Year’s Eve so promptly after I watched the Continue reading Welcome 2011!