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• U is for Ursula Le Guin: Our Literary Grannies from A to Z

  

  Today's Literary Granny: Multi Faceted Ridiculously, Out-of-this-World talented Ursula Le Guin I am not precisely sure when I first came across Ursula Le Guin... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Today - Binge in a Healthy Way - for the Love of Words

  

  I woke this morning at precisely 3:57 a.m. I was wide awake before my eyes read the time on my cell phone and I knew there was no getting sleep back. It is... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Life as a Story: A Challenge Or an Opportunity?

  

  Sojourner Truth Monument in Florence, Massachusetts “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well.” ... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• T is for Thea Astley: Our Literary Grannies from A to Z

  

  Thea Astley: Trailblazing Literary Granny I arrived back in Bakersfield from my trip to New England less than eight hours ago. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Week It's Been....

  

  This has been a breathtakingly wonderful week. The only negative is my lack of connectivity. Last Summer I blogged using email. After an unsuccessful round at... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Queen Elizabeth the First: Literary Grannies from A to Z

  

  Preface: I have been traveling this week and alas, haven't even been remotely close to the keyboard. I haven't been able to approve posts or comment at all AND... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Literary Grannies from A to Z: K is for Katharine Lee Bates

  

  Today’s literary granny has not one, but TWO statues I found honoring her when I did my image searches. This is rare – so I wanted to include them here. She is... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dear You, Who Hasn't Had Cancer

  

  When I woke up this morning this was not on my list of "Blog posts to write" so I suppose that means I must write it here, today, now, before the urge wanes. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• J is for Judith Sargent Murray: Our Literary Grannies from A to Z

  

  Judith Sargent Murray: Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Reforme Judith Sargent Murray was one of those women who is frequently called “a feminist” because she... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Stories Are Your Eyes Trying to Tell Me?

  

  I don't know anything about her but her eyes call to me. I have no idea who she is or when she lived, where she lived and how she died. All I have is this... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I is for Isabelle Eberhardt: Our Literary Grannies from A to Z

  

  Isabelle Eberhardt: A Woman Beyond Her Time Isabelle Eberhardt, today’s literary granny, is one of the most eccentric women in entire roster of twenty six.... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• H is for Hannah Adams: Our Literary Grannies from A to Z

  

  Which Literary Granny was a cousin to John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Helen Keller? Today’s Granny, Hannah Adams, bears that distinction. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Writing Prompt for Today: Bountiful

  

  Here I am, writing longhand. I prefer to not set any rules. You can tell because of my nails in this photo. (I had them that color for a play I was in! Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Creative Every Day Check In: April 8, 2013

  

  I have a friend who is an art professor at the local college. I don’t know how many times he has told me it shouldn’t be essential for me to like my art, I... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Literary Grannies Speak: Quotes from the Women Who Lived & Wrote Before Us

  

  For an added bonus: Read over the quotes once, looking for which one or two especially resonate with you. Write that quote or quotes on a piece of paper or inde... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Literary Grannies from A to Z: G is for Gail Hamilton

  

  Are you ready to meet a literary Granny who not only wrote circles around most of the writers in her day, but she also wrote circles around an overly pious... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Some People Call It "Strong Willed" Or "Stubborn"

  

  Jana hosts the weekly Stream of Consciousness Sunday which is a chance to just write write write for only five minutes each week. Usually I write to the prompt... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunday Creative Meditation: This is Me (and That is You) Writing (Creating)

  

  This is me, writing at Dagny’s last Friday morning. I was rewarding myself for a productive time at the keyboard by the time 8:30 am rolled around I had... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• F is for Fredrika Bremer: Our Literary Grannies from A-to-Z

  

  I found another Literary Granny who astounds me and makes me wonder where she has been all my life. She never married nor had any children, but her impact on th... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebrating the Detours on the Way to Mastering Those Jealously Guarded Secrets

  

  “Mom, I think the dog vomited on the rug in the entryway.”  I look up at fifteen-year-old Emma with a hopeless, “What are you talking about? Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION