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Writergal76

The Super Real-Life Adventures of a Word Nerd

About Me



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"Use what talent you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best." ~Henry Van Dyke
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"Talent is long patience and originality an effort of will and of intense observation." --Flaubert“ To accomplish great things we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe.” -Anatole France"Each morning the day lies like a fresh shirt on our bed; this incomparably fine, incomparably tightly woven tissue of pure prediction fits us perfectly." --Walter Benjamin

My Interests

writing & reading: poetry, memoir, novels, creative nonfiction, laughter across a summer tree's breeze, greenery, school culture, nerd chic, cardigan sweaters, idylls and lollygagging, folk singers with hearts on sleeves, Americana, art history, construction paper & collage, nature and architectural photography.

I'd like to meet:

Writers, photographers, diligent dreamers."What is essential is invisible to the eyes." --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Music:

Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Kings of Convenience, Rilo Kiley, Gwen Stefani, George Strait, Buck Owens, Astrud Gilberto, Sergio Mendes, Bossa Nova, Taylor Swift, Charlie Rich, Enrique Iglesias, A Fine Frenzy, Feist, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant

Movies:



Television:

"What we dream, we become." --Henry Miller
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Books:

CURRENT WORK-IN-PROGRESS FROM MY PEN: after a week at the beach-- forthcoming plans post sun & fun include: new poems, cover letters, and pitches, woohoo! But first, some mental rest :) CURRENTLY READING:

My Blog

Sun, Sand, Serenity...

Last day of the school year today.  Feeling a wee bit wilty after final exam week, but excited about the summer stretching so lovely ahead.  Uninterupted time to write and relax and take pho...
Posted by Writergal76 on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:28:00 PST

Three For Your Musing

Some poems for your day's passing.  Enjoy.  These, from my favorite little in-box literary treat, The Writer's Almanac. Best, M.   The Lost House by David Mason A neighbor girl went w...
Posted by Writergal76 on Thu, 29 May 2008 08:04:00 PST

Publication Updates! :)

Here's the latest scoop and skinny on my writing career. 1. I just found out over the weekend that two of my poems placed Honorable Mention in a Nostalgia Press (of South Carolina) Contest.  They...
Posted by Writergal76 on Tue, 27 May 2008 11:12:00 PST

Update-- Another Photo Published :)

For those of you who haven't heard, I also keep a Myspace page/blog specifically for my other passion, photography.  If you aren't on my friends list there yet, please e-mail me-- I'd love to add...
Posted by Writergal76 on Sat, 24 May 2008 08:26:00 PST

DIY, anyone? ;-)

For the super-craft, cool Do It Yourself crowd, here's a mega-fun blog I just found.  There are even a few small press links (located on the right-hand sidebar).  I also want to read the art...
Posted by Writergal76 on Sat, 24 May 2008 08:19:00 PST

Sneak Peak--Excerpt from My Chapbook Manuscript, Bright Burning Fuse

It's just occurred to me that perhaps you'd enjoy a small look-see.  Here's an excerpt of my work from within my new chapbook, Bright Burning Fuse, that I'm shopping around to small presses....
Posted by Writergal76 on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:09:00 PST

Three To Consider

Busy as a bee here, trying to wind down the semester.  Less than three weeks until sweet freedom and peace of mind.  In the midst, I've been preparing a chapbook manuscript of my poetry to s...
Posted by Writergal76 on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:21:00 PST

The Latest From My Pen

My latest free-write, a prose poem.   Enjoy! --M.     Work of the Muse   These otherwise knowings, a parachute's ripcord, bated like the breath caught in the catch of the thr...
Posted by Writergal76 on Tue, 06 May 2008 09:39:00 PST

Various and Sundry Literary Delicacies

Just spent a wretched weekend with that nasty little flu virus that's been going the rounds here.  I thought I was well past the icky illness season, so this weekend surprised me--shivering, vomi...
Posted by Writergal76 on Tue, 06 May 2008 09:19:00 PST

Poems That Blew The Roof Off My Mind This Week...

Busy bee here.  Still writing a poem a day for April (and loving it and also love reading C's poems-- we've been swapping every day, hooray!) and also lots of paperwork for the end of my students...
Posted by Writergal76 on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:17:00 PST