Monday, July 28, 2003WRITING AS AN ACT OF HOPEThe passing away of Bob Hope, reminded me of an essay I read a few years ago, by Isabel Allende. Allende is a Chilean journalist who now lives in California. She has had some very difficult experiences in her life, but is considered one of best female Latino writers. In her essay, she points out how... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 8:55 AM Comments (0) (link) Saturday, July 26, 2003JUDAS BETRAYED JESUS WITH A KISSAnd for thirty pieces of silver. Can a serious writer blog? Yes, he or she can, but the writer has to be careful not to betray his or writing skills with a kiss of popularity and picking up off the ground the thirty pieces of silver (pay and comments). True writing is done by inspiration and... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 4:52 PM Comments (0) (link) Friday, July 25, 2003YOU'VE GOT MAIL!!! PART IIIt is always a thrill receiving writing acceptance messages through e-mail, and it is a downer, when you receive rejection slipts through e-mail. The acceptance messages thrill you because you don't have to wait weeks, sometimes you only have to wait a few days, or even a few hours. This is a double... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 4:48 PM Comments (0) (link) Thursday, July 24, 2003AN IRAQI BAREFOOT WOMANAn image of war can be written in poetic form. I invite you to read a written Portrait of War. An Iraqi Barefoot Woman An Iraqi woman was walking barefoot, With a heavy sack of flour upon her head; She had a smile on her face, a spring in her steps, As if she and her children had been resurrected... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 2:22 PM Comments (0) (link) Wednesday, July 23, 2003INTELLIGENCE MATTERS: BOTH FOR THE CIA AND THOSE WHO WRITEAs a teacher of creative writing, I am always impressed when my students write intelligently and I am very disheartened when they write without using their brain. Where would this country be without the CIA? O Yes, they make mistakes, but don't we all, and isn't it interesting, we want people to... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 9:04 PM Comments (0) (link) Tuesday, July 22, 2003IS LIGHT BEGINNING TO DAWN IN AMERICA'S AND IRAQ'S LONG NIGHT?Instead of writing about each other's religion, race, prejudices etc, why not take a break and write a post to answer the above question. For the USA, it begin with 9/11 -- for Iraq, it begin with Hussein acting like Hitler. Does the death of Saddam's sons mean that light is beginning to break... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 9:15 PM Comments (0) (link) Monday, July 21, 2003WRITING FOR REDEMPTIONUndone's post, "A Consistent Person" struck a chord within my writing soul. Why do we write? We write because we must write; as the prophet Jeremiah states, "your word burns like a fire within my soul." Our words may not necessarily be His words, but they still often have the same burning sensation.... Sign in to see full entry.posted by MountainClimber57 at 10:11 PM Comments (4) (link) |
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