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By the Drink Published
By the Drink was published Sunday by Blue Ridge Literary Prose. I was excited to discover the new online literary magazine. It is my first contemporary story to be published, and my fifth creative...
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Writing Goals in 2013
A writer begins with more than one goal. Goals for a writer’s blog cover more than one territory. They could be, in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s Lord Elrond, “scattered, divided, leaderless.” Each...
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Friday Night Simple Samples: Elliot McSwean, Finding Cinderella
If Mom put as much thought into my birthday parties as she did for my three sisters, kids at school might pick me third or perhaps second when we played basketball. My two older sisters and I believed...
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Get Lost Sometimes
“Love, I get so lost sometimes. Days pass and this emptiness fills my heart. When I want to run away, I drive off in my car. But whichever way I go I come back to the place you are. … In your eyes, I...
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Thought for the Night: Simplicity
Write simple words. Mold them, shape them. Keep them simple. Who will read them? The greats. Sure. There are the greats, but they sit on thrones above. The ones who want a break from work. The ones who...
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Poetry Collection Work Out
Poetry challenges my mind, heart and fingers. It gives all the writing muscles a work out. Growing up, I wrote poetry all the time, and I was accepted to the S.C. Governor’s School of the Arts...
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Pave Your Road Using Less Words
Words have a power all their own (Photo credit: Lynne Hand) I read advice about editing. The Daily Post on WordPress presented a writing challenge to bloggers: Papa Says Get Economical. Ingredients...
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Seventh Publication in The Copperfield Review
Courtesy of The Copperfield Review, http://thecopperfieldreview.com. The Copperfield Review publishes historical short fiction and poetry. The Copperfield Review published my poem, From Red Loam, in...
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The One that Keeps Showing Up
Courtesy of http://www.thecommunityarchitect.com/2009/07/29/online-communities-are-key-to-landing-a-decent-job-in-a-down-economy/ Write. Write about … Write about one subject. It seems impossible in a...
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Days of a Working Writer
I want to write. I got to write. Cliches. Who minds? Little time to write more than a few words. Complete sentences, maybe. Is it sign I’m lazy, or just the sign of the times working from six a.m. or...
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