Monthly Archives: July 2014

Chasing “A Flaw in the Blood”

Posted on July 30, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

I got a new iPad! A major reason why is I am trying to gain control of books. I always have and always will maintain a personal, quirky library. Books have always been necessary treasures in any home I’ve lived … Continue reading →

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Interpreter of Maladies

Posted on July 21, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Jhumpa Lahiri Houghton Mifflin, 1999 In all nine short stories included in this 2000 Pulitzer Prize winner, Lahiri seems to be inserting a karmic math to her stories. Characters are unable to see or they clearly see their life situation … Continue reading →

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Refugee Children and Private School Rich Children, Tens of Thousands Flood to U.S.

Posted on July 15, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Is it just me or does this seem odd to others, too? Situation 1: Thousands of children have crossed the Mexico to U.S. border in the last months from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. They are needy, hungry, mostly alone, … Continue reading →

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The Coven Circle of Revising

Posted on July 6, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

  I’m all for mind magic, imagination, flights of fantasy, intelligent alter egos, and inviting muses, guardian angels, and ghosts. I’ll take my help from a gifted teacher, luck, a chance remark by a waitress, or a homeless person with … Continue reading →

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