Can writing be taught? The spark, the life, the essence… can this be taught?
Winter
Writer Marshall McCarthy’s reflections on winter …
2 Keys to Increase Productivity in Your Writing Life
Guest Author Janalyn Voigt suggests two techniques most every writer can use to find more time to write.
Poppy poet preaches self-empowerment
Ilona Martonfi’s Blue Poppy is a rallying cry against oppression. Ilona Martonfi considers herself a poet-activist. While her first book of poetry, Blue Poppy, might initially read like the dirge of a brutal marriage, the subject matter changes meaning in light of her activism. “I am talking about freedom,” said Martonfi. “Freedom from violence, wherever […]
My Thanksgiving Wish
I have now been blessed by thirty-six full moons since I arrived on my island. During the waxing and waning of the Wolf Moon of January through the Cold Moon of December, this once city girl has learned there are unexpected gifts in the most magical of places.
Breaching
For Birgit Piskor and her friend Perry, a kayaking adventure in pursuit of gray whale sightings off the southern Baja Peninsula turns into a near-deadly encounter with two of the huge mammals.
Remembrance Day – Letter To My Grandfather
Guest Author Steve B. Davis writes a letter to his grandfather. A Remembrance Day tribute to him and all the others that served our country so unselfishly.
The Brooding Soldier
While standing at the base of The Brooding Soldier in St. Julien, I had tears in my eyes and was filled with mixed emotions.
Potato Bread
I worked in father’s bakery. Peeled potatoes for potato bread. Melted dark chocolate. Washed copper pots and whisks and baking sheets. Swept wide-plank oak floors.
(Almost) The Last Ride
The world had gone white sometime overnight; I could barely see the road ahead. Wipers were useless, as were the other two in the car with me, who had begged me to drive them home.
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