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Journal Entry Type #83: Writing is a Journey

03/18/2021

Writers, Writing

I got my edited version of my first story back. The good news is that it isn’t as labor intensive as I thought it might be. The bad news is, if you want to call it that, is I have to do another rewrite. It’s a minor rewrite compared to the lengthy ones I’ve done…
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Journal Entry Type #82: A Good Reminder for Writers

03/17/2021

Writers, Writing

It’s easy to get into the trap of thinking I will write the next great American novel, or I will write the next great novel to be translated into hundreds of languages and bought in every tiny corner of the world. The good news is that having this dream is a possibility although quite…
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Seven Haiku Poems

03/16/2021

Poetry

A Crooked Mouth Pearly whites appear, Mouth upturned at the corners, The smile wide again. A Winter Hibernation Gather hairs and rocks, Stuff them into hibernation. Close eyes to the light. The Lotus Disappears Sacred roots deep down, Deliciously edible, Nighttime disappears. The Sight of a Rainbow Scent of the freshness – Red, orange, yellow,…
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March Quotes

03/16/2021

Quotes

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Journal Entry Type #81: Balance is the Key to Life

03/16/2021

Mental Health, Writing

Once in a while I check in with myself to see what I need to focus on on a more spiritual/earthly sphere. I’ll be the first one to admit I’ve been trying my whole life to have balance. I find it in different ways, some days more successful than others, and other days it’s a…
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Set of Four Puzzles with One Missing Piece

03/15/2021

Puzzles

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Movie Review: Sayonara (1957)

03/13/2021

Movie Reviews

Hey, off with the shoes. You don’t wear shoes in a Japanese house. -Joe Kelly- There are not major spoilers in this review! Japanese Culture on the Big Screen The legacy of Sayonara is similar to the legacy of Gone with the Wind. Both are outdated and had stereotypes of certain races. These types of movies…
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Documentary Recommendation: Made You Look: A True Story about Fake Art (2020)

03/13/2021

Documentary Recommendations, Netflix Recommendations

What does Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko have in common besides being abstract expressionist painters? Their paintings were all bought by the Knoedler gallery in New York by Ann Freedman and sold for millions of dollars. The only problem was they were fake paintings that led to the discovery of…
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Coloring: Eggs

03/13/2021

Coloring

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Short Story: Phone Call

03/11/2021

Short Stories

I started writing this short story about a week ago. It allowed me to finish my journal and start a new one. My first short story in 2021. Don’t get used to it because I will soon have to rewrite my novel and try to finish my other novel by the year’s end. This story…
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Trifecta #54

03/11/2021

Trifecta

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Poem: Filling the Jar

03/11/2021

Poetry

Fill the jar with red cinnamon bears. Eat them until your mouth burns. Fill the jar with black sunflower seeds. Suck the salt before you crack the shells. Fill the jar with green jellybeans. Eat them until your stomach hurts. Fill the jar with tinfoil wrapped chocolates. Peel each one as you bite it with…
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Spring Cleaning 101

03/11/2021

Random Posts

I’m the type of person who is a pack rat. I have a hard time getting rid of things especially those things I have no need for anymore. I donated three boxes full of stuff today and still have more to go. It’s time to get rid of the clothes that no longer fit me.…
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