On October 17-19 I was on retreat with my AWWG sisters in Mathews, VA. I had never visited this part of Virginia before and was smitten with the peace and big sky. This is a bit of my scribblings. In the Tidewater we have our own weather. Pattern: clouds march offshore, moving south along the coast. Clear inland. …
My Shadow, the Fannibal
One definition of myself holds that I'm a kind-hearted person who shouldn't love violent and scary stories, serial killers or for god's sake CANNIBALS. But, due to the mysteries of fandom, I find myself on the edge of my seat tonight, and tweeting with a few hundred thousand, maybe more, Fannibals for the finale of …
You Never Know
It happens every day. Every second, actually. Someone is breathing one moment, then not the next. It's nature's way: we're born, we die. But my mind refuses this. No, she can't be gone, not that kind of gone. Not dead. The word landed with a leaden thud, flat black, that sucked all the air out of …
WORD Wednesday is moving….
I'm moving WORD Wednesday to the Women's Pages blog, where the writers hang out! Go check out today's WORD: gyneocracy
Wednesday Word: Demantoid
It sounds demented, or robotic, but it's neither. A demantoid is a green form of garnet found only on the western slopes of the Ural Mountains of Russia. from Wordnik: Demantoid Definitions from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition: n. A transparent, green variety of garnet used as a gem. from …
WORD Wednesdays
I love words: weird words, long words, obscure words, words that sound good, words that send me to the dictionary. Periodically on Wednesdays I'll share one. If you'd like to join the fun, see the blog event info here. Or just comment with a favorite of your own! Here's one: noctilucent DEFINITIONS from The American …
I Give Thanks for the Sea
Have some images from my writing retreat at Ocean City Maryland, from Thanksgiving and the following weekend. There is nothing quite as beautiful as the edge of the world, all water and light. click on any photo to enlarge, you'll get a slide show view
My Blogging Life
This post also appears, with minor edits, at The Women's Pages, a multi-author blog for women writers published by the Accokeek Women Writers Group. I've been writing Art Spirit Nature or about three years and I've learned a great deal by experimenting with different kinds of writing. I've learned how to grow my followers and express …
What Sparks Your Creativity?
In our writers group last month we started out with a prompt for 5 minutes of warm-up writing: “What sparks your creativity?” I decided not to plan a response, but to plunge in and let it flow, and this is what I wrote: Moving in the open air, listening to the wind, watching my dog …
Poet, Feminist, Francophile, Painter: Marguerite Beck-Rex
NOTE: A New Series Perhaps my favorite part of my work is coaching people to use digital tools to express themselves. I am blessed to be a part of some delightful success stories. I want to share some of these with you. Marguerite Beck-Rex has the detailed mind of a Virgo, and the persistence of …
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