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outloud: September 2010
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Thursday, September 09, 2010. So, the cool thing about taking such a monstrous hiatus from my blog, is that when I come back, I feel like I can write and no one is watching, and I don't need to succumb to the pressures of an audience (y'know, the ginormous audience that reads this blog). I've been reading Keri Smith's blog. This morning, which is something of a marketing vehicle, but I like her casual blogishness. And it inspired me to come here and see what happened. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Health, ...
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outloud: August 2011
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Thursday, August 18, 2011. Today, I came across a comment from a July post that I'd missed. It's lovely (you can read it following my post "Taking It up a Notch". I don't know who it's from but this sentence from it got me thinking and inspired me to write this post (in which I have no idea what I will say):. Thanks for reminding me what lovely, quiet work it can be to stay away from the long slide down.". Today, it's taking walks. I read this just an hour ago in an interview with poet Mark Doty:. My "du...
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outloud: September 2009
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Friday, September 25, 2009. Writing Contest for Great Literary Magazine. I was the assistant editor for the premiere issue of this magazine,. Back in the late nineties, and my short story "New River" was published in it—my first national publication. The magazine has won all kinds of awards and grants. And even if you get rejected, you get a super thoughtful personal letter from an editorial staff member. Deadline is soon! Oct 1st, 2009. Click here for guidelines. Sunday, September 20, 2009. What follows...
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outloud: Morning Fog
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Whenever I wake to fog, I always think of Carmel Valley, California, where I grew up (pictured here) like Great Barrington was at 7:00 this morning. On my walk, the fog-shrouded hills looked like thoughts that had not yet come to the fore. Back there somewhere, getting ready. The birds delight. Every morning. Boisterous and busy and constantly distracted. My legs are getting stronger. I don't get as out of breath when I walk up Castle Hill Rd. I'm always, always glad that I went.
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outloud: Quiet Work
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Thursday, August 18, 2011. Today, I came across a comment from a July post that I'd missed. It's lovely (you can read it following my post "Taking It up a Notch". I don't know who it's from but this sentence from it got me thinking and inspired me to write this post (in which I have no idea what I will say):. Thanks for reminding me what lovely, quiet work it can be to stay away from the long slide down.". Today, it's taking walks. I read this just an hour ago in an interview with poet Mark Doty:. My "du...
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outloud: October 2009
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Saturday, October 31, 2009. This is a really well-written, poignant, bittersweet story published online today. In the NY Times. Modern Love" column (will be in the Style section of the Sunday Times. It's written by Holly Welker, a friend of a friend, who has recently completed a memoir about her experiences as a Mormon missionary. Read it. It's not long and it goes by fast. And the last image is a killer. If you love it, forward the link to friends and/or post it on your blog. Writers helping writers!
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outloud: January 2010
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Friday, January 08, 2010. New Assignment: Coming soon! So I didn't post a new assignment before the turning of the year as promised (actually,. I didn't promise.so I'm going to try not to feel too guilty). I've been too busy having a love affair with my new FLIP camera: Concert footage! All of that, plus an assignment, coming soon-ish. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). MFA, Creative Writing. View my complete profile. Enter your email address:. New Assignment: Coming soon! Some of my work. On being a single gal.
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outloud: March 2010
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Sunday, March 28, 2010. So here’s what happened:. I’m sitting in my third floor apartment reveling in the quiet- no one using the laundry room, outside a calm Great Barrington Sunday. Then I hear laughter and scuffling. Pretty soon there’s a small pack of teenage boys gathered in the alley/courtyard my apartment building shares with the back of the Mahawai Theater and the backdoors of the shops on Railroad Street. (And pack is really the right word). 8221; Thank god, I think, it's bugging someone else.
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outloud: July 2011
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Thursday, July 21, 2011. Oh, the delays, the procrastinations, and the putting-offs! Do you know how many blog posts I've written in my head over the past weeks? Since my last post about going up Alander, I have walked, hiked, trespassed, sat in front of a waterfall, eaten more wild berries, made granola, taken more pictures of flowers, and taught three poetry classes. I also got to experience a Great Barrington parade in honor of the town's 250th anniversary! And what a parade it was. Then we got to the...
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outloud: Graffiti & Gratitude
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Saturday, July 02, 2011. When I take the Castle Hill route, I have to walk under the train tracks, through a little tunnel, and up a set of stairs. This morning, with the light and my mood, the coolness in the air (54 degrees and the first day of July! I spent a little time with the graffiti in the tunnel. It's a mix of once polished mural and gritty Great Barrington teen scrawl (despite what some may think about Great Barrington, it does have grit.it just takes a minute to see it):. Health, stealth, and...
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