Category Archives: Writing and Creativity Outpost

The Warm Blanket

Posted on December 30, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

The last week of December is a warm blanket. It is soft and dark and I hold it close. My cold fingers pull the edge to my chin. The stars come early and leave late. The sun is only a … Continue reading →

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The Book of Ages, The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin

Posted on August 13, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Jill LeporeAlfred Knopf, 2013 Excavating the remains of the “plain” lives of “merchants and gentle ladies, the busy tradesmen and the surly apprentices” for a biography earlier than 1900 who were not of royal blood or historically important is guaranteed … Continue reading →

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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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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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