Juliejordanscott

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• U is for Ursula Leguin - Inspired by Literary Grannies

  

  Ursula Leguin is a writing powerhouse who is ridiculously brainy and purposefully invokes the curiosity and intellect of her readers.  She is a writer who... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Video - How to Create an Insta-Writing Prompt for a Never Ending Flow of...

  

  I have been writing prompts for a variety of creative uses for fifteen years now, ever since I started facilitating my first writing programs back in 2000. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• P is for Phillis Wheatley: Inspired by Literary Grannies - "The Muses Assist My...

  

  The Phillis Wheatley Monument is in Boston, part of the Boston Women's Memorial. ” WHILE an intrinsic ardor prompts to write,                          The... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Power of Nurture: It is for All of Us

  

  I think I was a nurturer in the womb. I became a nurturer most definitely after my brother was born when I was not yet fourteen months old. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Living the Question of Passionate Devotion & Commitment While Being Where I...

  

  I participate in the AllThingsFadra Stream of Consciousness Sunday, a five minute exploration of dumping whatever is flowing about one's brain and putting it ou... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspiring Creative Thought Through This Eastern Sierra Roadtrip

  

  Participate in Photo Friday Link Up at Pierced Wonderings   I have been busy adventuring lately and have quite a backlog of photos to make into blog posts. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• M is for Mary Hunter Austin - Inspired by Literary Grannies "We Are Born by...

  

  “We are not all born at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later... Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Engaging with Words - and Writing Practice - Will Wake You Up (an Inspiring...

  

  Bliss in my front yard. Inhaling lavendar. Immediate response to the delight. Holding that delight in my heart. Didn't have to go to a fancy retreat or take a... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• L is for Lucy Larcom: Inspired by Literary Grannies - "love for Poetry as One...

  

  Looms at the Lowell Mills layered with a photo of the Sculpture, "Homage to Women" by Nico Kaufman     "I regard a love for poetry as one of the most needful an... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• K is for Kate Chopin: Inspired by Literary Grannies

  

  I don’t remember who first suggested I read The Awakening by Kate Chopin. I wish I knew so I could thank them. It reminds me of the movie, Pleasantville and in... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• J is for Judith Sargeant Murray: Inspired by Literary Grannies to Stand Up for...

  

  When I first wrote about Judith Sargeant Murray in 2013 I wrote, "She s frequently called “a feminist” because she worked toward equality between women and... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Literary Grannies: Ina Coolbrith, Legend and Encourager of...

  

  “It’s oh my heart, my heart, to be out in the sun and sing!” Ina Coolbrith She is one who would best be called legendary. Oh, if only more people knew who she... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Literary Grannies: H is for HD - "Writing is Love" YES!

  

  “Writing. Love is writing.” H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) When I read her poems, I am reminded of another poet I adore, the soul opening Mary Oliver. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Literary Grannies: G is for Gabriela Mistral - Defending Rights &...

  

  Literary Granny Gabriela Mistral: Change agent, Poet, Nobel Prize Winner “Love that stammers, that stutters, is apt to be the love that loves best.” ― Gabriela... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Literary Grannies: F is for Frances Ellen Watkins Harper "How to...

  

  F is for Frances Ellen Harper Watkins : May she inspire you today - -  "Every mother should be a true artist, who knows how to weave into her child's life image... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Literary Grannies: Poet Elinor Wylie - "I Love Bright Words...."

  

  ”I love bright words, words up and singing early; Words that are luminous in the dark, and sing; Warm lazy words, white cattle under trees; I love words... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• D is for Diane Di Prima: Inspired by Literary Grannies

  

  "Beatnik" poet - Revolutionary Thinker, Mom and Feminist “The only war is the war against the imagination.” ― Diane di Prima I first discovered Diane di Prima... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Literary Grannies: C is for Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Her Writing...

  

  “This is the woman's century, the first chance for the mother of the world to rise to her full place . . . and the world waits while she powders her nose. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Literary Grannies: B is for Beverly Cleary - Writing Rule Breaking...

  

  Let's consider her quote again: “I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A is for Anne Morrow Lindbergh - Inspiration from Literary Grannies from A to Z

  

  “Every step, even a tentative one, counts.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh Musings.... Ten feet from where I sit, the television blares. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION