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Intended

January 4, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 4 prompt: small (haiku) downsized gown grips small anxious frame. swallow hard. step. must not disappoint.

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Gray Valentines

January 3, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 3  prompt: Valentine’s Day Teacher      Valentine’s Day      Two weeks away      Bring cards for all      Just something small         […]

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Details

January 2, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 2 prompt: in the details They say “Don’t sweat the small stuff” I say feel the heat Like a chef over a steaming pot Whose petite pinch of salt […]

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Poetry

Facing Punctuation

January 1, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 1 prompt: something about you As your mouth crowds Toward your right ear One deep dimple pools Into a period       Maybe end of discussion      More […]

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Poetry

365 Days of Poetry

January 1, 2012by bethnyland 5 Comments

On the heels of my first successful NaNoWriMo, I’m taking on a creative 365 challenge for 2012. One poem each day. The blog is here. May as well use it […]

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Poetry

Ray Bradbury

December 20, 2011by bethnyland Leave a comment

My stories run up and bite me in the leg — I respond by writing them down — everything that goes on during the bite. When I finish, the idea […]

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes

Jerome Jerome

February 12, 2011by bethnyland Leave a comment

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time […]

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William Thackery

January 31, 2011by bethnyland Leave a comment

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write. William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist (1811-1863)

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Tug-of-War

January 30, 2011by bethnyland Leave a comment

My ambition to write is playing tug-of-war with a small army of anti-writers. They are strong, crafty opponents. I wake early, intending to spend 30 minutes with my journal before […]

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Being Creative, Poetry

Restless

January 18, 2011by bethnyland Leave a comment

Last night I labeled myself “restless.” Today I appreciate this fuller possible explanation … perhaps I am working to to get a messy brain in order. (Almost as interesting as […]

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Being Creative, Poetry

Satir

January 17, 2011by bethnyland Leave a comment

Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. Virginia Satir

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes

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