Tag Archives: rejection

On Rejection

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

What is currently playing over at V’s Place, my new online home: “I discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, … Continue reading →

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Dead. Line.

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

I’m working on a project. That is to say, I would be working on a project if I would just sit down and start writing it instead of fiddling out all the details during the regular parts of life-life, know … Continue reading →

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Try (Just a little bit harder)

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

This is the epitome of Wisconsin autumn–the huge old maple trees out front are acting like chameleons shuffling color while we sleep, temperatures flit near freezing, and left over campfire scents follow the lowering sun. I left my children to … Continue reading →

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