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April 2011

Literary Orders of Operations

April 27, 2011
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Recently, I was having a conversation with a fellow writer about order – not the kind of order you place when you want to purchase a book from Amazon.com or the order that’s the opposite of disorder. Rather, we were discussing the order of stories (in my case) and poems (in my acquaintance’s case) as they appear in collections.

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Your Mission to Read, If You Choose to Accept

April 25, 2011
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With everything we have available to read, I’m amazed that we can have conversations with each other about books and articles. I can see someone reading a book on the subway and recognize it. Authors can fill large lecture halls with people who have read their books. A hundred years from now, maybe no one will be talking about these authors.

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Tap into Your Totem Pole

April 20, 2011
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“…what you might call an inanimate totem: a thing matched to your sensibilities so exactly that you will never quite be able to get across what it means to you.” – D.H. Tracy
What I love most about writing is the fact that I will never be able to exactly convey my thoughts, emotions, and ideas [...]

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Bring on the Bare Legs

April 18, 2011
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I brought a huge bag full of itchy sweaters, boots, cold-weather accessories, and my two winter coats to my old bedroom at my parents’ house, where I store clothing that I don’t need. Storing my winter coat is a ritual that makes me feel new again. I live for warm weather and just barely exist when the temperature drops below 40 degrees.

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Curiosity Killed the Catfish

April 13, 2011
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I sometimes wonder if my sole motivation in life is the hope, above all else, that I will encounter a great story or just one striking image or idea that I can incorporate into my writing. I want to be inspired, intrigued, and challenged. I want to come face to face with someone or something that will make me rethink meaning and purpose.

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