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Why It’s OK To Cry at Writing Retreats (or, At Least Ours): A Guest Post by Melanie Springer Mock
Dear Friends, Today I’m delighted to share this space with my friend, Melanie, who is one of my major writing inspirations. Although I was initially intimidated by her — she’s a real writer, after all, has authored several books, and is an award-winning professor of writing at a university — I soon learned that Melanie…
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St. Jude: Patron Saint of Chaos and Impossible Causes
I’m in Hawaii, sitting next to an olive-green painted stucco wall on the concrete deck of the Kona Brewing Company drinking a half Lavaman Lager / half Hula Hefeweizen overlooking a Chevron gas station. The ocean is on the other side of the highway somewhere — probably — and my beer is nearly gone, very warm, and totally flat.…
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8 Days of Giveaways! Day EIGHT: Just Short and Sweet
Hello, friends, and welcome to… 8 Days of Giveaways: Day EIGHT! Just Short and Sweet Here we are! Day EIGHT already of 8 Days of Giveaways, and we definitely get to go out on top, because today I get to give away a fun, trendy, brass necklace with thanks to my childhood friend, Blythe Rhoads…
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8 Days of Giveaways! Day SEVEN: Blossoms by Branching Out
Hello, friends and welcome to… 8 Days of Giveaways: Day SEVEN! Blossoms by Branching Out I stumbled across Christine at a bazaar a few weeks ago, and I was completely enchanted by her hair blossoms. From teeny, tiny blooms in neutrals to HUGE, full, colorful flowers, I loved every one and bought my fair share…