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Category: creativity: poetry, art, etc.
scribbling like mad: an excerpt from my nanowrimo novel
here’s an excerpt from the novel i’m writing for national novel writing month (NaNoWriMo). it’s raw and unedited, just the way i wrote it. 19,391 words and counting … “next thing i can recall is a bed, the softest, most comfortable bed i’ve ever slept in. there were blankets all over, so soft and so… Continue reading scribbling like mad: an excerpt from my nanowrimo novel
superior scribblers
i want to thank janet riehl for passing on the superior scribbler award to me. it had been given to her by matilda butler and kendra bonnett who have a blog that supports women writing their memoirs. this is a great way to introduce you to some blogs that i haven’t mentioned much, or maybe… Continue reading superior scribblers
scriptio divina
in a guest post at alison’s blog writing mental illness, i discuss the idea of scriptio divina, or spiritual writing. here is a little excerpt: i don’t think it’s possible to truly connect with ourselves and with the divine (whatever you want to call it; from the traditional christian god to the new age universe… Continue reading scriptio divina
blog action day: buddhists and climate change
once again, blog action day and the october buddhist carnival fall on the same date. let me present to you, then, a few colourful strands from that corner of the blogosphere where buddhism and climate change intersect. icebergs are buddhist monks we always start that buddhist carnival with a poem. here is an excerpt from… Continue reading blog action day: buddhists and climate change
mental illness awareness week 2009
today marks the end of mental illness awareness week. here are some bloggers who wrote about it, and a poem a rant against mental illness awareness week and the desire to decrease stigma around mental illness about childhood schizophrenia, by a blogger who wants to set yo head straight this week appears to be supported… Continue reading mental illness awareness week 2009
what poem opens your heart?
after the post on happy questions last friday, i decided to ask some happy questions on twitter and it was a wonderful weekend conversation. you can find most of it by searching for #happyquestion on twitter. one of the questions was inspired by qrystal, one of the first people i ever followed on twitter (it… Continue reading what poem opens your heart?
first nations art on a wordless wednesday
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haibun
early this year, i discovered haibun (through a blog whose name i forgot, unfortunately). it is a japanese form of writing which can but does not have to have all the following characteristics: contains one or two haiku tends to focus on everyday experience somewhere between 100 and 300 words descriptive terse, poetic prose slightly… Continue reading haibun
soul music from a piano’s underbelly
soft, these sounds steal again into my heart. how’d he do it? he played on the piano like he knew all about our souls. this is a little tanka – a short japanese poem – i wrote after listening to the CD of the wonderful sounds craig addy created when my friend and soulmate haedy… Continue reading soul music from a piano’s underbelly