04 Aug
Blog, Poetry, Psychology, School, Writing

Anything but This Thing

So, updating this blog is clearly not a strong area of mine.  I even have it set as a reminder in my task management software, but compared to all the other things I have scheduled, it always seems the easiest to bump to another day.  With so many generative balls in the area lately, one that is summary-ish really doesn't feel like it comes in firs...

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20 Jun
Blog, Poetry, Writing

“Midsummer Night” in Drip Literary Magazine

I had been planning to come here and grump about getting this site shaped up, and to complain about school assignments I don't like, and to vent about how frustrating it is to reformat your computer and have to reinstall everything and get all your files and settings just so again.  I could have whined about how just so far, this June is more wet, ...

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01 Nov
Blog, Podcast, Reading, Writing

Irreverent Elocutions 05

Irreverent Elocutions: Bibliophilic Besties Banter 05. Short Take: Updates, Cinderella, and Size Does Matter In this Short Takes episode, we catch up on our reading adventures, achieve unintentional hilarity, and lay out how we rate books.   https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YkjpfGe1gOn1CObyKJ...

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27 Aug
Blog, Poetry, Writing

Weekend Workhorse

Sometimes it is the smallest thing that can cause a breakthrough. This weekend, I had a minor epiphany regarding a turn of phrase I had been struggling with for "Ophelius Arrested" and suddenly I was thrown into the creative effluvium vortex. As per my process, I got my chicken scratch version down.

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09 Jan
Blog, Psychology, Writing

Roadblocks

So, I don’t experience writer’s block. That’s not bragging, I just approach it differently. If I’m in a writing mode, but I’m not feeling the juju for the project I’m supposed to be working on, I just write, well, anything else. Writing is never a waste, even if the words don’t end up in the final product. And often, getting whatever it was that wa...

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14 Nov
Blog, Poetry, Writing

Progress in the Works

I thought I’d talk a bit about my process for crafting a new poem, since, well, I’m right in the middle of it. Nearly always, my poems begin with a nebulous thematic concept, or a particular word or phrase which I wish to feature, or both. Next, I settle on a form which will b...

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