Yesterday, the Ozarks Electric building in Fayetteville was, once again, the scene of the NW Arkansas Writers’ Workshop. Published writers, wannabe writers, vocal writers, shy writers, all ages and genres gathered as we do each year. Admittedly, I stayed only for the morning session. Dusty Richards, who has published his 150th book is an accomplished […]
Feb 16, 2016
Of False Facades and Wicked Windows
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Old-fashioned stores sometimes had a facade that made the building appear to be larger than it actually was. It had a false front. That term could also describe those who pretend to be someone they are not, who put on a false front. The Bible calls them hypocrites. A scary word. Here is another psychological and interesting fact: caught […]
Feb 11, 2016
Once a Cozy Critter, Always a Cozy Critter
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…even in Texas! Cozy Critter Judy is planning to move back to her home, which happens to be that great state of Texas! Yesterday’s meeting may have been her last at the old cherry wood table with the rest of us Critters. Jane wrote and framed a wonderful poem which included many of the things […]
Dec 29, 2015
My Bag of Tricks
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I want to thank my subscriber who asked what was in my writer’s bag of tricks. I wasn’t sure, myself, what was in there, so I took a look. Mostly what I found was a very active, often obstreperous imagination, but also, in that bag was the small phrase, “What if?” A current event, a past […]
Dec 5, 2015
Raintrees, Victorians, Mysteries and Acorns
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Raintrees and mysteries are swirling through my mind this morning. Would you believe I’m on my third cup of Folgers already and the sun hasn’t even gotten up? The sky however, is growing lighter in the east. These beautiful December days are like a blessing, a time of reprieve, perhaps, before winter arrives in earnest. Will it […]
Dec 4, 2015
Home Is a Place Where Love Lives
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Home: a place of safety, a refuge, a comforting place where I can be me. During this Christmas season, people’s thoughts are toward home. One of the Christmas songs, “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays” says it pretty well. Home may be large or it may be small; richly furnished or barely furnished […]
