Category Archives: Why write

Facebook is insane!

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

There, I said it. Now, I am not going to go around screaming from the port bow to abandon ship, I’m just going to tell you what I did and why I did it. I don’t know the first thing … Continue reading →

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The blue-white light district

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

“The first draft of anything is shit.” Ernest Hemingway I shouldn’t be here. It’s 6:30 in the morning and I have a cup of coffee and the last piece of sweet potato pie and I shouldn’t be here. I should … Continue reading →

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The Road

Posted on September 12, 2011 by
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Rule Bait

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

It just occurred to me how obstinately opinionated I can be about writing. There are things that work for me, things that I’ve come to realize about the writing I do and the writing I most enjoy reading, and it … Continue reading →

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Which way does your writing heart beat?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

I don’t know if I can get this out fast enough before losing the string, it has all been pestering me for the longest time, but I didn’t know how to define it. A few weeks ago, I was graced … Continue reading →

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Writing by ear

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

In Kindergarten they didn’t know what to do with me. For weeks I shuffled between reading groups like a misshapen marble that doesn’t fit through the door. One day I was average, the next smart, then really smart, then not … Continue reading →

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