Every year I clear my closet of clothes I haven’t worn for awhile. Occasionally a treasure surfaces, but usually I find items that really need to go. Perhaps we should try the same thing with our writing – go through old notes, ancient outlines and scraps of ideas. If there’s a hidden treasure lurking in …
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Annette Langer’s travel book, A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the World, will be released by the end of January 2010. The book chronicles her travels to all seven continents and the adventures that happened along the way.
Janie Hodges’ article “Teacher’s Kindness Goes On” was published on January 2, 2010, by the Bay Area Newspaper Group.
Violet Carr Moore’s true-life story “Miracle on a Train” was published in Christmas Miracles, an anthology by Cecil Murphey (St. Martin’s Press, October 13, 2009). She has also had two poems published in the Time Out section of The Valley Times and Tri-Valley Herald.
Patty Flaherty’s story “The Seating Plan” was published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love on Dec 29. Her short story Pillion won an honorable mention for the Carolyn A. Clark Flash Fiction contest, sponsored and judged by Carolyn A. Clark, National league of American Pen Women, Nob Hill Branch.
Mark Curtis is now the weekend news anchor and political reporter for WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, as well as the key investigative and political reporter for the station.
I called Natalio in August Pine Ridge, Belize on New Year’s Eve, 2009 to catch up on the Belize Open Source property and let him know I am coming in February. Natalio said Christmas had gone well for his family and we wished each other’s families a good new year. “I just drove by the …
December is a challenging month. Holiday celebrations bring added stress and less time for writing. What’s a writer to do? Our December speaker, Dr. Eric Maisel, creativity coach, family therapist and the author of more than 30 books, including Fearless Creating, The Van Gogh Blues and A Writer’s Space, is an expert on stress and …
Elaine Schmitz’s Recipes & Recollections of My Greek-American Family was published in mid-December, and is available from Pharos Publishing, pharospublishing.com
The holiday rush can spell the end of hard-won routines. Family and friends might take it personally if you disappear with your notebook (paper or electronic) growling, “I need to write!” So this year, instead of being the resident Scrooge, use your time to observe. Drink in the smells, the sounds, the sights, and draw …
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