Writing Worries II - Largo
January 19, 2024
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“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”*
Every year for the past #idrathernotsayyears, I’ve submitted an original tale to the CBC Short Story Prize competition. Without any success whatsoever but, they do send me (three times each week) their newsletter with writing tips. Thursday’s tip: Figure out a...
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Writing Worries
January 15, 2024
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“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.”*
The end.
Or it could be the end. Those thoughts of the magnificent George Orwell are precisely what I’ve been feeling this winter...
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Succumbing to peer pressure: Choosing a word for 2024.
January 08, 2024
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Were you challenged by one of your friends, or by an influencer you follow, or by your family, to come up with a word for yourself for 2024? It happened to me three times, and one friend positively insisted we do this together. I began to wrack my few remaining grey cells for a word that might represent me or that might satisfy “the cause”. (If you...
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First, do no harm!
December 31, 2023
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Primum non nocere.
First do no harm.
Happy Hogmanay! I hope you enjoyed a very sweet and peaceful Christmas celebration, one that left you feeling fortunate, grateful, and content. Hogmanay (New Years’ Eve celebrations in Scotland) cannot ever be complete without Rabbie’s poem and song.
The familiar song reflects upon old friendships that have s...
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These Are The Halcyon Days
December 21, 2023
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The etymology of the word Halcyon is a tale in Greek mythology, about the bird, Alcyone (Halcyon), believed to be a Kingfisher. The Halcyon bird was thought to have the power to calm the waves every December so she could nest. [Kingfishers excavate burrows in the bare, earthen banks of rivers, creeks, streams, ponds, lakes and oceans for their nest...
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