Blog in Review: Thanks for reading! Highlights from June-August 2017
I started this summer with a resolution to write for the blog daily. I thought if I wrote a lot the audience would explode and I could do what every blogger wis...
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Blog in Review: “I’m happy I’m open to inspiration,” 8/28/17
About 2 weeks ago, I wanted to read a book on van Gogh, but got stuck on one painting, “Ward in the Hospital in Arles.” I wrote a post which I hope ...
Why I Write
I have labored to be more attentive to craft recently, most especially this summer. The last few days, I’ve wanted to sign up for a creative nonfiction co...
Blog in Review: “On the way to letting go,” 8/15/17
Emily Dickinson’s “One and One — are One” deals with the anger of a broken relationship. It seems darkly comic to me, but its end is per...
Blog in Review: “the value of merely trying to appreciate, trying to communicate,” 7/29/17
Emily Dickinson’s “No Prisoner be” is a declaration of liberty I hope to make my own. It promises, ultimately, that one can always be free. Bu...