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voices.

i hear the grandies’ voices one reads words out loud while the other writes ‘created words’ and mentions, “maybe i should take a writing class.” —   handwriting is so cool because it is like the...

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literacy?

when reading this article about literacy i was saddened by it yet i was struck by an typo not meant to be ironic that perhaps unknowingly proved the point. “literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.” ―...

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low comma, high drama.

  September 24th: National Punctuation Day * “A celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used quotation marks, and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, and the ever-mysterious ellipsis.” National...

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astonishing.

—       image credit: kerrytown bookfest

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2001.

what began as post #1 in may of 2012 has led to post #2001 today. thank you to all who view, read, comment, chat, post, and share. i appreciate each and every one of you even in those far away...

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what it’s like when writing at home with my cat.

        — image credit: glen baxter, new yorker magazine

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seven.

seven years ago today  I published my first blog post thank you to all who have made the time to stop by for a visit and sit for a moment.   — “all human actions have one or more of these seven causes:...

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noted.

no more need be said. — “cars are the sculptures of our everyday lives.” -chris bangle

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stand by your words.

standing by what could be the longest word in the universe.    — ‘this universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one’s mother tongue.’ -tahar ben jelloun

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‘life is a collage of events, really.’ – mohanlal

for those of you who’ve followed, read, or commented on my posts over the years  I’ve finally put my finger on my ‘writing style’ it’s collage and no surprise to anyone who knows me outside of the...

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words are thoughts.

that moment when the apple crisp you made is finally ready to eat and you learn how to write a new word  because you need to tell people something.  ‘apple.’ — “words are but pictures of our...

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treasure house.

in 1852 Roget published his thesaurus, a word that means ‘treasure house’ in greek.   JANUARY 18: NATIONAL THESAURUS DAY British lexicographer Peter Mark Roget—who is most famous for publishing The...

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art imitating life.

“what we write should surprise us, the way life surprises us.”  -marty rubin

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rebuttal on february 3rd.

I’ve been keeping a diary for thirty-three years and write in it every morning. Most of it’s just whining, but every so often there’ll be something I can use later: a joke, a description, a quote....

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writing out loud.

(not me, but we could easily pass as sisters) — for some reason after almost 8 years of blogging and never questioning it I only recently discovered what the word ‘blog’ actually means.  — Blog is...

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cut.

kinder understand that it’s all about the cut  and leaving only the most important part remaining.    — “i believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.” -truman capote

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page numbers.

an update of my progress on my book.    — “i’m writing a book. i’ve got the page numbers done.” -steven wright

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pictures of our thoughts.

an important kinder note. i’ll be writing back.    — “words are but pictures of our thoughts.” -john dryden  

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flowery language.

today the water flowers spelled out their words in cursive writing what do you think they were saying?   — — “can we speak in flowers? it will be easier for me to understand.” -nayyirah waheed, Salt...

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the best time is now.

what impeccable timing as soon as i had finished working on puzzles on my favorite old table putting pen to my journal instead olive also changed hobbies from puzzling to journaling at exactly the...

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