Category Archives: writing group

watching the sea

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

My writing group just finished reading Colm Toibin’s collection, The Empty Family. Although some people in the group loved it, I didn’t. I’ve started giving away the books I know I won’t read again, and this one will be sent … Continue reading →

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shifting light

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

From Colorado, California, New York, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia, Louisiana, Georgia, and Germany–we are a writing group that meets twice a year in person and exchanges manuscripts two other times by mail. We read a book a month and discuss … Continue reading →

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re-entry

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Transitions sometimes take my breath away. Despite the fact that on Sunday I got up at 5:30 am mountain time to ease myself back into eastern standard, seven am still feels like five am. Vacation to Life. Suitcase to drawers. … Continue reading →

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the last day

Posted on September 11, 2010 by

Well, it’s Saturday, the last day the ten of us will be together at Pam Houston‘s ranch in Creede, Colorado. Lots of reading and little extra time. Our next meeting will be seven days instead of six. I’m up early … Continue reading →

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writing group week

Posted on September 8, 2010 by
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from santa fe

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

Silver Moon is the name of the 19-foot Airstream Bambi trailer where I’m staying at a writing/spa retreat in the hills above Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ten Thousand Waves is the name of this Japanese-style spa where they leave a … Continue reading →

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writing retreat

Posted on November 21, 2009 by

My writing group is meeting in the Napa Valley this weekend to write. Usually we meet to read and critique each other’s work. On our breaks we take the waters or a mud bath or a culinary excursion to Mustard’s, … Continue reading →

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a practice

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

I was planning on doing a post on that need to write but then had the opportunity to write a Guest Writer article on the subject for The View From Here Magazine. It is online today with the print issue … Continue reading →

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from creede

Posted on September 18, 2009 by

It’s writing group week. At this time of the year, we’re at Pam Houston‘s ranch in Creede, Colorado. There are nine of us here, two who couldn’t make it. Saturday night we arrived to a dinner of salmon, fresh corn … Continue reading →

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hot tub in a walk-in closet

Posted on August 21, 2009 by

Okay, here’s the thing. I got carried away in my post about the detail hunt. When I started writing it, I just wanted to write about how hard it was to catch details and maybe generate a discussion about where … Continue reading →

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