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• It Cauught My Eye...

  

  . . . as I drove by. Fortunately, I was at a red light. And fortunately my camera was on the seat beside me. I'm not sure why I loved seeing this flashy red... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Writing Is A Lonely Business . . .

  

  But critique requires company. There is still room in the 15 week critique workshop I will be leading beginning next week. If you are a writer in the Asheville... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Late August Is . . .

  

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  Posted on 25 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Friends, Old and New

  

  My life runs on rather predictable lines, these days, but now and then I'm reminded that one never knows what's behind the next door. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And T's Josie Again . . .

  

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  Posted on 23 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• All the Light We Cannot See

  

  The perfect book to finish up just as the giant star goat takes a big bite out of the sun . . . This important and highly acclaimed book has been on my... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Giant Star Goat Will Swallow the Sun!

  

  Or maybe it's something else. At least one pastor (Mark Blitz) says that eclipses are warnings from God, depending on where they're seen. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In My Garden

  

  I've been spending time many mornings (while Josie is sleeping) editing or deleting the thousands of pictures I've taken over the past eight years. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• For Sandy Parshall

  

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  Posted on 18 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Memoriam Heather Heyer

  

  ... and with profound admiration for all those who, like Heather, showed up to stand against hate. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• "The Lowest White Man . . ."

  

  Boston Globe phote President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you'r... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And in Other, More Cheerful News . . .

  

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  Posted on 15 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Here Are Some Pretty Flowers

  

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  Posted on 14 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Making America Great Again?

  

  This is where we are now. This is what the Trump regime has empowered. Armed idiots, waving Confederate flags, wearing KKK robes and hoods, and sporting White... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• William, Meet Benny

  

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  Posted on 12 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Clamjamfrey

  

  I just learned the word clamjamfrey over on Darla's blog. It's a Scots' term that can apply to a mish-mash, a gallimaufry, a hodge-podge of miscellaneous things. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Letters from Five Characters -- Col. Keith

  

  As I explained in a previous post (HERE), I often recommend that novelists write themselves letters in the voice of their main character(s) explaining why... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Chillin' with Ali Ali

  

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  Posted on 09 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• To Price a Quilt

  

  What are these old beauties worth? Georgette at Penland's in Marshall, NC wants to know. A local man brought them in to sell. Thank heavens! Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Daddy' s Girl

  

  NOTE: I may not be around for several days as my computer is in the hands of the Geek Squad, getting its info transferred to my new laptop. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY