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Rumors of Water Book Club
Join us for a book club discussion of Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing, beginning Wednesday, April 4th. First discussion will address Section One. See you there Photo by Claire...
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Rumors of Water: The Ingredients at Hand
The same image plays in my mind every time I think about writing this post. Pages full of exquisite words bound with the cover that wears a certain girl’s delicate floral designs are mangled beyond...
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Rumors of Water: Voice
When I left vocational ministry several years ago, I took a job as a custom framer. The owner of the little downtown art shop was turning over the framing responsibilities to an employee for the first...
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Rumors of Water: Play
She asked nicely enough. She said Please. In fact, when L.L. Barkat asked me for the sparrows-in-flannel-lingerie-insurance-report-poem, she said Pretty please. At the time, I’m not sure she knew me...
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Rumors of Water: A Small Audience
My son and I have been talking about his future. He stands just a few of his 38-inch inseam steps away from adulthood and important decisions — where to study, what to study, what to do when he’s...
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Rumors of Water: Time
Every day I pass my younger son’s wood shop project. It leans on a recliner in my basement and is nearly finished, sanded smooth and stained a rich, dark brown. It falls to me to help with the final...
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Top 10 Reasons to Re-Read ‘Rumors of Water’
I’m not the sort of writer who reads a lot of how-to writing books. It’s not that I don’t think they are good, or that I couldn’t use the instruction. It’s more that I’m afraid they’ll get in my head...
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Poetry Prompt: The Alphabet—Letter Poems
Any writer will tell you that one of the most paralyzing, put-a-halt-to-all-efforts games you can play is the Comparison Game. “I don’t write as well as ___________.” “I don’t understand stories like...
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Stairs & Ascensions: Lighthouse in New Jersey
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