On a whim last week and in search of a quote, I opened up my copy of Dinty W. Moore’s The Mindful Writer: Noble Truths of the Writing Life. I wasn’t working on anything writing related, not really; I was typing up the biweekly newsletter for my day job, which is all university-this and accessibility-that. But …
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Digging Deep or Taking the Easy Way Out
I just spent a weekend in Texas visiting a good friend, stopping in tiny towns, driving down country roads where I saw much of what I miss when I think of home: pastures and barbed wire fences and unfettered land. And pecans. Everywhere there were pecans. Tossed near the gear shift in my friends car, …
What Happens When a Writer Goes on Jury Duty
You write a piece of flash (fiction or non…I’ll never tell). The Juror Like cattle they herd us into assembly to sit and wait for an indeterminate amount of time. “Thank you for serving.” “Make yourselves comfortable.” But it is crowded and cramped, and the air is thick with a tangle of smells. My coffee. This …
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