Category Archives: Writing

A Post About A Post

I am not writing today.  Just not going to do it.  My brain hurts, my feet hurt, this spot about two inches below my right elbow hurts, and I think I am coming down with something.  Not sure exactly what … Continue reading

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What I’ve Been Up To

Today I had to give up my delusion of wearing a tee-shirt and shorts all day.  Yesterday it was a nice sunny day and the weather report said today was going to be in the mid 80’s again, so I … Continue reading

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It’s Done, Sort of

I did it!  I finished the first complete draft of my cancer poetry book. Well, maybe ‘finished’ is the wrong word.  How about, “decided I’d written enough and stopped writing.”  I’ve discovered this with both software engineering projects and writing … Continue reading

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Timeless – a poetry reading

I recently read a book titled, Singing School, by Robert Pinsky.  No, it’s not about how to sing music.  It’s about how to write poetry by giving examples of notable poems where Pinsky points out the interesting twists and things … Continue reading

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