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• Endless End Times

  

  -- One nice thing about getting older is all the catastrophic end of the world events one survives. For quite a few years I kept a note on my desk that read... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Every Day, It's A-Getting Closer . . .

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Xena's Baby

  

  Xena (the calf Claui rescued from a coyote a few years ago and whose story I told HERE and ALSO HERE) had her first calf on Saturday. She seems too have passed... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, the Excitement!

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mr. Tall by Tony Earley

  

  I know I've mentioned here how much I like Tony Earley's short stories. Somehow this most recent collection escaped my notice till a few days ago. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Asheville Favorite

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Yesterday the Windows Were Open and the Sky Was Blue

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hypnopompic and Hypnagogic Writing

  

  I've long been aware that, for me, those dreamy half-waking, half-sleeping moments that bookend a good night's sleep are amazingly fertile ground for creativity. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Across the Valley There Was Sunshine . . . But Not Here

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• IN WILDERNESS, HALF MAGIC, and THE GAMMAGE CUP

  

  Just a reminder -- this terrific novel that I talked about HERE hits the shelves today. It's a terrific read that will linger in your mind. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Marching Forward

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dogs at Play

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Snowy Day

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Weather Event . . .

  

  A good time to stay in and write . . . or (groan) get the tax stuff sorted. In the immortal words of the Beatles: Let me tell you how it will be There's one... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Down the Rabbit Hole with Mr. Google

  

  We awoke to more snow and bad roads. My day rapidly became limited to taking/letting dogs in and out . . . Bob adores the snow and went off leash with John... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More B & W

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Remembering . . .

  

  Yesterday was the memorial service for our friend Libby . . . Many moving and beautiful words were said in tribute to this amazing woman who touched so many... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gone Away . . .

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Work in Progress

  

  Library of Congress These snowy days have been perfect for making some good progress on the Civil War novel (working title THIS WAS THE WAY OF IT. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And It Snowed Again on Wednesday

  

  It cleared Wednesday afternoon and the tmps went to zero in the night. And Thursday saw a heat wave, soaring to around 9. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY