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A Poem is Born
Originally posted on The PBS Blog: Photo by Marc Schulte on Unsplash Not all poems are conceived in light Some of them are buried in darkness Surrounded by dirt and soil gritted teeth and clenched fists. Sometimes the lyric is a resurrection of rage a fire that is only quenched through spilled ink on blank…
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#Sundaystills: Creatures and critters
Originally posted on Robbie's inspiration: Terri over at secndwindleisure blog has creatures and critters as her Sunday stills theme. This is the link: https://secondwindleisure.com/2019/07/14/sunday-stills-creatures-and-critters-with-wings/ I know its Monday peeps, but I am sharing a few of my fondant creatures and critters in the manner of the White Rabbit [from Alice in Wonderland] The fondant five…
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Don’t Quit Writing Because Someone Says You Should
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: I once read a comment from a reader/viewer criticizing me for telling writers they shouldn’t quit. In the context of the thing they were leaving a comment on, it really wasn’t appropriate. When someone’s message is meant to inspire or encourage members of an audience to or not to…
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Hunting the Unicorn: The place of the heather priests
The Silent Eye Our final visit of the workshop was to be a silent, withdrawn location that owes much of its history to its very isolation. Hidden amongst the hills of the Braes of Glenlivet, the buildings of Scalan remain invisible until you are almost upon them… even when you know they are there. Dean…
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Writerly Things 7/15/19 Affording the Dream Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things…7/15/19: Affording the Dream Traci Kenworth Previous View on Things. I used to think I couldn’t afford writing. More importantly, editing. Thankfully, I found someone willing to work with me. Not that I’m not going to take a shot at the traditional field still. I don’t want to regret not doing so, someday. If…
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Rifts in reality?
The Silent Eye There was a fleeting conversation that got me thinking again on something I have pondered over for a long time. There are lots of ghost stories flitting about, wafting their sheets for our delight, some making us shiver even more as they approach the reality with which we are more familiar. Somewhere…
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Did you know that…?
Originally posted on Meeka's Mind: Okay, I’m sure you’re all sick of my love affair with odd bits of information so…I promise, this will be the last [for now]. :D Allow me to introduce you to the Harpy Eagle of Central America: https://youtu.be/T55VjkSWcMQ See that Harpy Eagle chick? See its talons? If you watch that…
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What Are We Missing?
The other day I did an incomprehensible, dreadful, noxious, scandalous thing—something so shocking to the conscience that it threatens the gossamer social fabric that tenuously binds us together as a people and a nation. I left the house without my phone. I know, I know! But hear me, please. Source: What Are We Missing?
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#Bookreview #Poetry : My Maine: Haiku through the Seasons by Bette A. Stevens
Originally posted on Robbie's inspiration: What Amazon says Inspired by The Pine Tree State—Maine’s diverse landscape, natural beauty, rural communities, and independent people—the author’s 150 haiku poems, along with her photographs, reflect the Maine she knows and loves. Bette A. Stevens’s imagery draws the reader into her world of wonder and delight. My Maine takes…
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The Birth of a New Genre – Guest Post by Jaq D Hawkins…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: A few years ago, authors were advised to try to improve their sales position on Amazon by suggesting a new genre. This naturally got out of hand very quickly and Amazon stopped adding new sub-categories by request. Also, hitting number one in a sub-category so that…
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Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author 