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Things I Can Say about Spock, an Ex-Academic, and Power Now that They’ve All Bumped into Each Other in My Head
Of course it is sad, I am sad, to know that Leonard Nimoy is gone. With unashamed sentiment, I have read some lovely eulogies, tributes that address fully what a fan should say about the man and his body of … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, bad advice, creative process, creative writing, Encouragement, family, Helen, MFA, opinions, self-doubt, writers, writing, writing community
Tagged advice, Anger, Bad Advice, Creative process, creative writing, creativity, encouragement, Family, Leonard Nimoy, MFA, Mr. Spock, Power, Star Trek, writers, writing
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Prompt-a-thon
Whoever came up with the abhorrent idea that January first is invigorating? Post-holidays, I am not invigorated, I’m exhausted. Resolution is not in the air. Days are dark, dreamy. Nights feel right cozied up with family. Mornings feel like a … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, art, creative process, creative writing, creativity, Prompts, Writing prompts
Tagged advice, art, artists, Arts, Creative process, creative writing, creativity, encouragement, writing prompts
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Rejection Therapy
Recently, my poetry-writing husband, David White, (check him out in the latest edition of PRISM International and coming soon in Southwestern American Literature), received a rejection from a desirable publication. Now, rejections are like boiled eggs, they stink, but they … Continue reading