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New home, new possibilities, and Emily Dickinson
Today I share a poem about home by Emily Dickinson because sometimes you have to pick up your roots and…
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Writing Craft: What is genre?
Today, we take a look at genre! We define the term and see how it applies to us as writers.…
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Ray Bradbury’s “The Lake”: Processing Trauma Through Writing
I was Up North with my family last week and we spent time down by the water (Burt Lake and…
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Heating and cooling (and writing) in summer hell
Today’s post is about a recent misadventure of mine involving the heat and central air. Join us to find out…
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Returning to blogging after skipping a beat
Today’s post is a short one about simplicity and returning to writing after a necessary break. Life creeps up on…
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Word of the Week: Argle-Bargle
Today, we kick off the week with a new, albeit strange, word. Join us to learn more!
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Literature in Film: Mutually assured destruction in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Today we are discussing the traumatic themes in Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Join us to learn more!
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Poetry: “Late February” by Ted Kooser
Today we read a poem by Ted Kooser about late winter as the snow begins to peel away. I am…
Book Reviews
- Mark Twain’s ‘A Connecticut Yankee’: Parental Love
- Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Halloween Tree’: A History of Death
- Book List: World War Z by Max Brooks
- Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’: Book Review and Bildungsroman