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Posted in - Balancing parenthood and ..., ... Writing, Mostly about writing, tagged , , , on 19 April 2013 | Leave a Comment »

A friend of mine posted a picture from VCCA and it made me long to be back there.  VCCA stands for the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.  It’s an artists colony in the middle of Virginia at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is one of the more magical places I have [...]

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Home alone, wild times

Posted in - Balancing parenthood and ..., ... Life in general, ... Writing, Truly Miscallaneous, tagged , , , , on 7 April 2013 | 1 Comment »

Today, for the first time in a long time, I have the house to myself.  The twins are off with their father, visiting their grandparents and running around their yard, picking daffodils and petting the pink lawn flamingos that are just the right height.  I am at my desk wondering what to do next.  I [...]

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How Downton Abbey changed my life

Posted in - Balancing parenthood and ..., ... Life in general, Mostly about (pop) culture, Truly Miscallaneous, tagged , on 17 February 2013 | 7 Comments »

Tonight is the season finale of Downton Abbey.  A lot has happened in this third season, but I’m not going to write about it.  (No spoilers here!)  Instead I’m thinking about how watching Downton Abbey has — subtly — changed my life.   Last year I wrote (in I [heart] Downton Abbey) that For the [...]

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Seasons of the Celtic Year

Posted in ... Life in general, Truly Miscallaneous, tagged , , , on 12 February 2013 | 6 Comments »

Last night I went to a class on Celtic spirituality that focused on the seasons.  We were given this infographic to show how the Celtic holidays line up with Christian ones, as well as natural markers of the meteorological seasons. I love how each season has a suggested attitude to go with it.  Now is [...]

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Toot toot!

Posted in - Balancing parenthood and ..., ... Writing, Mostly about writing, tagged , , , , , on 1 February 2013 | 8 Comments »

I haven’t been posting as much here as I usually do, but that’s because I’ve been writing writing writing — and my hard work has been paying off! Here’s a little happy horn tooting: I’ve had work accepted at r.kv.r.y quarterly. And I’ve had work accepted at Stealing Time: A Literary Magazine for Parents.  (You [...]

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Lying fallow

Posted in ... Life in general, tagged , , on 28 December 2012 | 2 Comments »

There is great value in lying fallow. In a few days it will be the New Year, and I, too, will be thinking about fresh starts and better ways of living and making resolutions to do just that. But in this lull between the holidays I’m lying fallow.  I’m

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Asking the Bibliomancy Oracle

Posted in - Balancing parenthood and ..., ... Writing, Mostly about writing, tagged , , on 18 December 2012 | 2 Comments »

So I asked the Bibliomancy Oracle what to do about my writing career — pursue essay, biography, teaching, what?  And it replied: Gotta find a way around those young cats. This is from the poem “OL’ MAN STRENGTH” by Derrick Weston Brown.  You can (scroll down and) read the whole poem here. A little research revealed [...]

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