The Writer Mama has a post up on her blog in which she celebrates the start of summer by sharing a list of things currently bringing her joy. It’s such a nice idea that I decided to celebrate the new season by sharing my own list.
Writing Mentors. I am happy that I can learn from [...]
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“Families involved in commercial fishing are familiar with change. In fact, many fishing couples enjoy the changing nature of family life that accompanies the fishing cycle. Husbands enjoy their connections to the sea and a sense of self-sufficiency that comes with fishing. Wives enjoy a sense of accomplishment and independence by running their homes….”
(Adapting to [...]
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I found something special last night while conducting my rounds of “favorite blog reading”.
On the Mommy Writes blog, I discovered a link to a very well written and moving essay that Mommy Writes wrote and had published over at Mothering Heights. The essay is about how quickly the time we have to mother and enjoy our children while they are [...]
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Blog business is pretty interesting. Sometimes there’s so much I want to write for Highliners and Homecomings that I don’t know where to start. Other times, the well feels pretty dry and I panic a little. I’ve learned, however, that if I just relax, a subject always presents itself.
That’s what happened for this post. Yesterday [...]
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I was making the round of my favorite sites the other night. That round includes, of course, The Writer Mama blog. I was pleased by one of The Writer Mama’s latest posts, as it contained great news for us writing mothers who didn’t quite make the April 1, 2008, deadline on the Cup of Comfort for New Mothers [...]
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The following is a contest announcement from the Mom Writers Literary Magazine (click on the link in my blog roll for more information):
“I knew what I was supposed to be doing, but my desires distracted me…”
MWLM Spring 2008
First-Line Writing Contest
Deadline: May 16, 2008
Entry Fee: $10.00
We are accepting submissions for our first-line writing contest starting March [...]
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