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Today is the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day! He knew that he heard it, A bird’s cry, at daylight or before, In the early March wind. Wallace Stevens (second stanza of the poem Not Ideas about the Thing but Continue reading In the early March wind
Enjoy your Sunday. And only one space after a period please. Great article!
Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering. Pooh’s Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne Because of a scheduling change I got the day off Continue reading An unexpected day off…
After reading The Productive Writer and writing the review I’m going to say “yes” you can be a more productive writer. January and February have flown by so in March I’m going to put into practice some helpful organizing and Continue reading Can You Be a More Productive Writer?
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. Roger Caras Since I last posted my husband and I adopted a puppy from a Colorado lab rescue. Not surprisingly he has monopolized my time for the past Continue reading A new writing partner
Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. William Shakespeare I’ve had a difficult week, the severely cold weather caused pipes to break and flood our restaurant and we will Continue reading Doubts are traitors
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Many people talk about having a word that guides them for the year. For 2011, my word is prosperity. Dictionary.com defines prosperity as, “a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune.” This year I’m concentrating on the idea of a successful, flourishing and thriving year. Much more Continue reading A Prosperous Year
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