Category: the writing life
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You Will Be Held Accountable
Because I am super serious about my 2018 Literary Boss To Do List, I made a Google Sheet to track my progress on each of the areas I indicated would be a priority. I’m pleased to report that it is only January 11 but I am just three items away from having all my January…
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Writing and Revising Poems: A Romantic Comedy
Scene 1Boy meets poem. Boy: Hi, I’m writing you.Poem: Hi. Thanks for that. Scene 2Boy and poem get closer. Boy: I don’t know why, but I can’t stop rereading you.Poem: I get that a lot. I like it when you look at me. Scene 3Boy and poem fall into deep infatuation. Boy: I think you…
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The Hell of Form
I wrote a poem last night. An honest-to-gawd poem. It hasn’t been happening often lately, partly because I’ve been so busy, partly because I’ve been more interested in going on dates with short fiction, and partly because I’ve been putting too much pressure on myself. The title of this post comes from a Beckian Fritz…
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Finding Fiction
I made a quick trip back to Phoenix to spend time with my family on Mother’s Day (some of you know my mom has been fighting an illness for the past few years, so these things have become more important) and had a fantastic time with everyone. While it makes me homesick to exist so…
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How I Discovered Poetry
I was over at Dustin’s place yesterday as part of his National Poetry Month series: My school was so small we had one teacher for almost every subject, and we sat in desks like elementary school kids, even though we also had lockers out in the hall by the high schoolers. One of our daily…
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