Well, I decided to find new table mats and to replace the ones I’d burned a little years ago with a frying pan maybe twice and hadn’t picked them out specifically, also saw I wanted more color and softness. These handwoven placemats and this vintage napkin holder I found on Etsy arrived yesterday morning and…… Continue reading The Excitement of Finding Things You Already Had: #1
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m* Type it yes I wush it could be back to look where you need to walk nothing else the crown is not doing what the gleam itself does could not exactly help but no hurt when there is little explanaton in that dream last night the sky was noy in and there was wreck…… Continue reading H
Five Minute Friday: Beautifully Brave
This is my first time participating in Five Minute Friday hosted by The Gypsy Mama. The rules are to write for five minutes without editing or over-thinking your writing. It’s like “finger painting with words.” I wrote this exercise by hand first and then typed it up.***I am brave. I am cowardly. Could it be…… Continue reading Five Minute Friday: Beautifully Brave
A Blush of Dawn Kind of Morning
Reading through old journals and notebooks is my favorite way to reminisce. Here is an excerpt from a “Morning Pages” entry I found in one of my many notebooks:As I sit down to write, the sky is on my mind. The sun is just beginning to rise and transform the sky from pale and rich…… Continue reading A Blush of Dawn Kind of Morning
iPod Writing Exercise
Guidelines taken from The Midnight Train of Thought: 1. Take a Technological Purveyor of Music (such as an iPod) and set it to shuffle.2. As soon as the first song starts playing, start writing. Don’t put too much thought into the process, and don’t bother trying to force the writing to the song — just let…… Continue reading iPod Writing Exercise
Through A Character’s Eyes
*Made some edits to this post on Wednesday, September 21st.*I’m currently reading The Art of Fiction by John Gardner. The book is divided into two parts, the first one presents theory of fiction, while the second part deals with specific techniques and writing exercises. I feel like I’ve already learned a lot and I’ve just…… Continue reading Through A Character’s Eyes
Blush of Dawn 