June 2010
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How to Become a Writer
First, try to be something, anything, else. A movie star/astronaut. A movie star/missionary. A movie star/kindergarten teacher. President of the World. Fail miserably. It is best if you fail at an early age—say, fourteen. Early, critical disillusionment is necessary so that at fifteen you can write long haiku sequences about thwarted desire…Count the syllables. Show it to your mom. She...
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Culture Shock →
We are all fortunate. We are all able to make a difference.
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Show Some Somethin' →
Feel free to post anything you think I’d be interested in seeing, reading, knowing about, etc. Be mature, please.
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“Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse ‘I love you,’ go to...”
– —Lee Brice, “Love Like Crazy”
Wisdom of life from a country song.
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Feel Free →
to ask me anything.
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“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Sleeping with the Dictionary
I beg to dicker with my silver-tongued companion, whose lips are ready to read my shining gloss. A versatile partner, conversant and well-versed in the verbal art, the dictionary is not averse to the solitary habits of the curiously wide-awake reader. In the dark night’s insomnia, the book is a stimulating sedative, awakening my tired imagination to the hypnagogic trance of language....
“Poetry wasn’t written to be analyzed; it was meant to inspire without reason, to...”
– The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks
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“‘Always learn poems by heart…They have to become the marrow in your...”
– Janet Fitch, White Oleander
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What the Living Do
Johnny, the kitchen sink has been clogged for days, some utensil probably fell down there. And the Drano won’t work but smells dangerous, and the crusty dishes have piled up
waiting for the plumber I still haven’t called. This is the everyday we spoke of. It’s winter again: the sky’s a deep headstrong blue, and the sunlight pours through
the open living room windows...
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Book Meme
1- The closest book that’s reflected your state of mind/felt an affinity to:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower changed my life in lots of ways. So did White Oleander.
2-the most random book you’ve bought and been pleasantly surprised to loving more than you ever expected:
The Things They Carried — Tim O’Brien. While war stories are very interesting, I had never gotten that into...
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“I’m a war of head versus heart, and it’s always this way. My head is weak; my...”
– Death Cab For Cutie
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Write one leaf about red eyes.
(via writeoneleaf)
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Book Cover Clothing →
Some pretty neat tees. Now, which one should I purchase…
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