Vickilane

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4316 )

• Every Day in Every Way . . .

  

  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 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Recent Reading

  

  Some books I've enjoyed -- books I would recommend to friends. I'm not going to even attempt to hint at plots or link to reviews -- you all know how to ask Mr.... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Hills Are Alive!

  

  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 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Caught in the Filter

  

  My email's spam filter works hard to keep me safe and once a day it sends me a link to view and give the thumbs up or down to all its captures, in their infinit... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Eternal Return . . . Spring Arrives!

  

  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 20 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• If My Generation Needed Proof That the Apocalypse Is Upon Us ...

  

  Oh. My. Goodness. It's Bobby Z., on the cover of The Rolling Stone the AARP Magazine. And he's wearing a bolo tie -- the iconic look for geezers back in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Is Your Lawyer a Daffy-Down-Dilly?

  

  Daffy-down-Dilly Has come to town With a yellow petticoat And a pretty green gown. The daffodils put me in mind of that little nursery rhyme which in turn put m... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dirt

  

  Yesterday was beautifully warm and inviting. Bob decided to do some work on a project he'd begun earlier. Whatever made this tunnel -- chipmunk, mole, or vole -... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• New Life in the Pond

  

  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 16 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Overheard . . . Theology Amongst the Pots

  

  . . . Once more within the Potter's house alone I stood, Surrounded by the Shapes of Clay. Shapes of all Sorts and Sizes, great and small. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Burgeoning . . .

  

  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 14 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dogs' Day Out

  

  John, accompanied by Dan and Bob, went to collect Otis and Ali for Doggy Day Care All four dogs love the quarter mile run up to our house. There are many stops... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 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