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  • Two Drops of Ink: Noise, Guilt, Muskets, and Time August 16, 2017
    Then I pondered again the meaning behind the name. Two Drops. I can hear each drop hit the paper as I prepare to write a note to my mom, a last of the breed of letter writers. The quiet "splot-splot"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Memoir: A Few Thoughts About My Life August 14, 2017
    A few mornings ago, when I woke up, I realized that fifty-six years of my life have passed...I spend most of my time alone with my dogs, writing, listening to music, and thinking about how I can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Poetry Break by J.P. Lowe August 11, 2017
    Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. ~Robert Frost~ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Promises August 10, 2017
    "Some people still make promises and keep those they make. When they do, they help make life around them more stably human." ~Lewis B. Smedes~ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Hardwired to Connect, or Triggered in Childhood? August 9, 2017
    "Humans are social creatures - we're hardwired to connect. Even when we're not actually connecting digitally, we're in a constant state of heightened anticipation." ~Arianna Huffington - The Sleep... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Neil Leadbeater Interviews Dutch Poet Albert Hagenaars August 7, 2017
    Albert Hagenaars (b.1955, Bergen op Zoom) is a Dutch author, poet, and critic. He studied Dutch and now works as a reviewer of literature and the visual arts for the National Library Service. His... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Figuring It Out: Using Rhetorical Devices in Your Writing August 4, 2017
    I couldn’t figure it out.  Why did some books enthrall me while others were as slow as molasses?  Why did some stories become classics while others were on lonely shelves gathering dust?  Then, I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Poetry Break: ‘Blue Songs’ by Gabriella Garofalo August 3, 2017
    'Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.' ~Adrian Mitchell~ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • The Reporter Life: Writing a Letter to the Editor August 1, 2017
    Letters to the editor may not earn you money, but they are a great way to get your name – and ideas – in print. If you are involved in a local club, group or project, letters to the editor, sent to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • From The Stage To The Page: What I Discovered Writing My Memoir! July 31, 2017
    I found out rather quickly that I had embarked on a journey I’d never imagined. I was loaded with a powerful message, full of potential… and I was a Red-Hot Mess. I had no formal training in writing.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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