This little ode to my new town was composed in response to a prompt at my wonderful writing group last week - it was so good to spend time writing with (and listening to) Treg, Heidi, and Nancy again. And it's this week's Project Create. Ode to Ellensburg Leaves wave in the breeze. We … Continue reading Ode to Ellensburg
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The perfect game
This weeks's Project Create: This past Saturday afternoon, the M's lost in a shut out. You might have heard. It was against Chicago White Sox pitcher Phillip Humber, who'd been perfect through eight. I was out and about but was able to listen to the ninth inning on the radio. You can imagine - the crowd … Continue reading The perfect game
You never know
Today I sent a "yes" to the universe... and to a publisher who offered me a contract to publish Novel Number One, aka Completely Absurd and Nearly Impossible. I started writing this book in January of 2008. Mainly because I didn't want to spend MLK Jr weekend shopping the sales. A dear friend inspired the central … Continue reading You never know
Time Less
Inspired by the long and winding road known as Highway 14 that follows the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge from the Maryhill Musuem to Vancouver, WA, and this week's Project Create.You can't tell time on this road.Your clocks stop working.Haven't you noticed? You can tell other things on this road: You can tell hawks, … Continue reading Time Less
A moment of creation
Taken with the funky camera in my phone. Seems to speak for itself, as to why it's this week's Project Create.
Decide
This little poem is a kind of riff on a much more beautiful piece, called The Guest House (by Rumi). And it's this week's entry in Project Create. Today's guest is guilt; followed by shame, who will knock tomorrow. The only thing left is to decide, not each day or each week or each year But … Continue reading Decide
Invitation to the dance
I am thrilled to say that an independent publisher has expressed interest in reading the whole manuscript of Completely Absurd and Nearly Impossible... which not only prompted me to spend most of my weekend editing the thing, but also to finally post Part Two here. And it is tempting to say that is Project Create … Continue reading Invitation to the dance
People are always telling me the craziest things.
This is based on a piece I wrote with my writing group a while ago. It caught my eye when I found it again, and seemed right for this possibly false start of spring (sixty degrees Farenheit here in Ellensburg today...) and for week ten of Project Create (click here). People Are Always Telling Me... … Continue reading People are always telling me the craziest things.
“closed forever.”
Looking through some photos I took in New Orleans last week... This sign is on a crypt in St. Louis Cemetery Number One, in the French Quarter in New Orleans, LA. It opened in 1789. Cemeteries in New Orleans are above ground, because much of the city is under sea level. They are sometimes referred … Continue reading “closed forever.”
A river flows
Project Create, Week 8: Here's a little meditation on time, rivers, and owls. I had intended to write about something completely different. I guess the owls had other ideas. A river of time A river flows, they say, so that you can never step in the same one twice. There is no way to know … Continue reading A river flows
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