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Seeding May 1st is when I start to plant my garden, so it’s natural to think about seeds. (Okay, maybe it’s only a theoretical garden, but every year I have big plans.) This spring I’ve been thinking about another kind of seed too, the ones we plant as writers. I really hate it when a [...]
Saturday – April 13, 9:00 – 12:00 Gonzaga University, Cataldo Building, Globe Room, off of Sharp Rd. Good Reads! Reviewers and Writers Share Wonderful Books The BEST New Books 2012- 2013 K-12 with Marilyn Carpenter 9-10, 11:15-12 Marilyn will share excellent choices of titles of books for children that will engage young readers. Inside Story: Meet [...]
I like to imagine who might be reading The Peculiars and where. When I was growing up in San Jose , CA one of my favorite places to read was in the walnut tree next to our house. This week I discovered that librarians in Los Angeles, CA have been reading The Peculiars. It was [...]
It’s the question that can make writers’ knees knock, the bones rattle in their rib cages, but it’s also the question that sends us to our files either mental or literal where the next idea is waiting. Recently I listened to a TED talk on creativity with Elizabeth Gilbert. Gilbert shared poet Ruth Stone’s description [...]
