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Brittany: Fly Anyway

Posted in Brittany, tagged , , , , , on August 13, 2009 | 10 Comments »

There’s something about that line that speaks to me.
Lately, I’ve found myself having a near-obsession with birds. Not real birds, but folk art birds. The kind in profile, that are painted and embellished, and look as unlike real birds as it is possible to get. During my latest trip to Asheville, my grandmother insisted that [...]

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Writers changed by motherhood

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , on July 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, highly recommended reading on writing and motherhood, including finding the time, missing the kids, and integrating the experience of being a mother. A brief excerpt from the article, written by Geeta Sharma-Jensen:
When Milwaukee poet laureate Susan Firer’s son was young, she’d often determine the length of her poems by his [...]

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7/20 Weekly Creativity Challenge and New Prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , , on July 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Another beautiful poem from Cathy Coley for our “finger prints” challenge.  This is so lovely, Cathy!
Finger prints
I awake in the daylight
still feel them,
tingly aftermath
a reminder of our love
after the arguments,
the kids,
the dishes,
the bedtimes,
the laundry,
the taking for granted.
In the stillest hours,
he leaves finger prints
all over my skin.
From me (Kelly Warren): “It will be gone before you [...]

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7/6 Creativity Challenge and New Prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , , , on July 6, 2009 | 13 Comments »

Some wonderful Fourth of July entries!  I think the one that will all take our breath away is the beautiful poem and accompanying photo from our lovely Miranda Helin Hersey, below.
Independence Day
On Friday morning, July the third
Liam nursed for the last time.
I did not know in the moment,
and so I did not say goodbye
to my little [...]

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Brittany: What I’m Attached To

Posted in Brittany, tagged , , , on April 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »

After reading Kelly’s post from last week, it got me thinking about a similar topic that comes up in the lives of creative women — marketing ourselves. I’ve been to a couple of writer’s conferences now, and every one has stressed the importance of having a presence — taking advantage of any and all social [...]

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National Poetry Month: A poem a day

Posted in Miranda, tagged , on April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Poets and Writers‘ Masters of Verse, a free poem each day during the month of April. All featured work is from an iconic member of the (real-life) dead poets’ society.
I do find that poetry and stress seem to be incompatible activities. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, breathe deeply and read a [...]

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3/25 Weekly creativity contest winner

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , , , , , , on March 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »

“Spring equinox” seems like a fitting contest prompt, seeing as we’ll be taking a little hiatus from the weekly contest: change and renewal. Beautiful entries this week — enjoy!
Our winner is Rebecca Coll. Rebecca writes: “As soon as saw what the prompt was for this week, I knew exactly what I was going to do… [...]

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3/18 Weekly creativity contest winner & new prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Musical intro for this week’s contest post: “Get out the map, get out the map and lay your finger anywhere down. We’ll leave the figuring to those we pass on the way out of town.” (Lyrics from one of my favorite Indigo Girls songs.)
Several lovely entries for this week’s creativity contest. The winner is Brittany [...]

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3/11 Weekly creativity contest winner & new prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , , , , , on March 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Care to dance? A lovely array of submissions for this week’s creativity contest. Our winner is Cynthia Platt, for a beautiful poem. Cynthia sent in this lovely note: “Here’s an entry for you for the ‘Dance’ category. Dancing has always been a big — and joyful — part of my life. Now it’s joyful part [...]

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3/04 Weekly creativity contest winner & new prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , , , , on March 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Beautiful submissions for this week’s creativity contest on the prompt “light.” Our winner is Cathy Coley, for a haiku image pairing. I love the simplicity of what Cathy did — just showing up and looking into the every day. Congratulations, Cathy — your $10 amazon.com gift certificate is on its way.
 
in the new morning light
quiet [...]

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2/25 Weekly creativity contest winner & new prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , , , , , , on February 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Ah, the eyes have it! Lovely submissions for this week’s creativity contest. Our winner is Elizabeth Beck, for this beautiful collage. Elizabeth writes: “i just finished this collage this week …. and intentionally left out the eyes …. to leave it all more ambiguous and mysterious ….. so … for my eyes entry, i give [...]

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2/18 Weekly creativity contest winner & new prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , , , , on February 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »

It probably wasn’t too difficult to figure out where the “box” prompt came from in this week’s creativity contest. (For anyone not in the know, I just moved!) This week’s winner is Brittany Vandeputte. Brittany writes: “I was inspired for this week’s contest when my brother-in-law finally proposed to his girlfriend yesterday (it wasn’t soon [...]

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