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A Blog of One's Own: August 2014

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A Blog of One's Own. A Writer on Writing, the World, Random Reflections and Rants. Sunday, 3 August 2014. Sunday Morning Musing: Bukowski Wisdom. There is no losing in writing, it will make your toes laugh as you sleep. it will make you stride like a tiger.'. I love this line especially from Bukowski's declaration. 'There is no losing in writing. For more of Bukowski's tough-guy hard-earned writerly wisdom, click on his name in the Labels below this post. He has a lot to say on the craft and separati...

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A Blog of One's Own: Pocket Poems for Poetry Day

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A Blog of One's Own. A Writer on Writing, the World, Random Reflections and Rants. Thursday, 7 May 2015. Pocket Poems for Poetry Day. Pocket poems as a venture have been doing the rounds for a while in America. And I just love the idea of them. They make poetry so accessible. And personal. And keepsake-able. But I fantasize about the day when poems are handed out as leaflets in the street to passers-by. Imagine! Perhaps poetry's greatest attribute and side-effect. Try it :). 11 May 2015 at 11:46. Budding...

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A Blog of One's Own: October 2014

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A Blog of One's Own. A Writer on Writing, the World, Random Reflections and Rants. Thursday, 30 October 2014. The Boo in Books: Storytelling Magic. Last night I attended a stage production of one of my favourite seasonal reads, Bram Stoker's Dracula,. In the form of Jonathan Harker and Dracula. Tour-de-force re-enactment of the classic novel. Although the production was minimal, the execution was brilliant. I'm a nervous wreck! A testament to the story's (and our storyteller's) captivating power. The who...

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A Blog of One's Own: March 2015

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A Blog of One's Own. A Writer on Writing, the World, Random Reflections and Rants. Thursday, 19 March 2015. Can Writers Read Too Much? As an insatiable reader I would automatically answer the question the title of this post poses with a vehement No. But as a writer, I'm beginning to wonder if there is such a thing as reading too much. Like a see-saw, will one go down if the other goes up? It's all about achieving balance. And recently my scales have been off (by a truckload of books). To read. All wr...

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A Blog of One's Own: May 2015

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A Blog of One's Own. A Writer on Writing, the World, Random Reflections and Rants. Sunday, 24 May 2015. There is something I need to write here. Something I need to acknowledge with words. Two days ago, someone I knew, someone so young, so good, so great, died. All of a sudden. Just like that. Since, I have tried to put words to the devastation of it, but it's been impossible. Billy Collins was right -"how feeble our vocabulary in the face of death/how impossible to write it down. Paul was always one of ...

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A Blog of One's Own: April 2014

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A Blog of One's Own. A Writer on Writing, the World, Random Reflections and Rants. Monday, 28 April 2014. Have you come across the Savage Chickens yet? Created by Doug Savage, they're wry chicken cartoons doodled (- tempted there to write noodle. On yellow post-it notes. Among the topics they cover are poetry and writing, with a special spotlight on Shakespeare. Here are a few examples to cheer up your Monday! You simply must check out the blog itself here: Savage Chickens. Good for a chuckle. April's po...

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A Blog of One's Own: June 2014

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A Blog of One's Own. A Writer on Writing, the World, Random Reflections and Rants. Tuesday, 24 June 2014. Love Liberates: Maya Angelou RIP. No sun outlasts its sunset but will rise again and bring the dawn.'. Maya Angelou died last month. Poet, writer, human rights campaigner, compassionate crusader. The epitaphs attributed to her have taken measure of all of these. And such an outpouring there has been. I first heard of Maya Angelou when I came across her famous poem ' Still I Rise'. She overcomes all h...

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petit paris: Paris Playground Review: Jardin des Tuileries, the wickedest playground in Paris

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Paris Playground Review: Jardin des Tuileries, the wickedest playground in Paris. I take my kids to them, of course. But I dread it. Oh, it has something to do with trying to make sure my two small, reckless kids (who are usually running in opposite directions) don't break their necks, get kidnapped, take candy from strangers,. Get lost, get kicked in the face, etc. It's, um, stressful. But the for the kids of Paris. Most of the playgrounds are awesome. The Jardin de Tuileries.

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petit paris: February 2014

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Thursday, February 13, 2014. 5 Cool Things Do with Kids in Paris During Winter Break. Activity #6: Chase giant bubbles outside the Centre Pompidou while Salvador Dali looks on. Six weeks on. Two weeks off. Six weeks on. Two weeks off. I think it must be easier for people who work with French people who understand this rhythm and know when les vacances. Have started. Many Parisians simply use one of their many weeks of mandated vacation time to go on holiday with their kids! Is up and in full force. I...