Tag: writing
group name: loveandforgive
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November 04, 2006 07:45 AM EST --
When the Fetzer Institute first contacted me about their plans for a national Campaign for Love & Forgiveness, I was intrigued. After all, much of my professional work today revolves around helping . . . more
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November 23, 2006 06:02 PM EST --
You guys got me inspired to write a poem but I am sorry that it didn't turn out like most.
I am From
Carol Roach
The cozy comfort of a warm inviting womb
Taking my first . . . more
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June 13, 2008 02:38 PM EDT --
Bridging the Communication Gap
Before there was texting or IM, there was e-mail. Before there were cell phones, there were telephones. And before any of these, we wrote letters as a means of communicating . . . more
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September 08, 2007 11:38 AM EDT --
Okay, John Stanford probably wasn't talking to writers when he revealed his secret to success.
He probably wasn't thinking about how to create unforgettable charcters, or how to make your screenplay . . . more
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August 31, 2007 10:09 AM EDT --
Clearing the Writing Palate
Last night my wife and I had a long walk on a secluded beach in Maine. It was about
6 PM, 75 degrees, clear, . . . more
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July 20, 2007 07:51 AM EDT --
If I had the energy, I’d write about my daughter Kate who’s giving her parents their first grandchild. She lives in sunny California and texts me nearly every day. . . . more
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August 16, 2007 12:33 AM EDT --
If you want to understand the importance of voice in fiction, read page 1 of Patricia Wood's deeply affecting debut novel, Lottery. I can almost guarantee you will be instantly hooked.
No one . . . more
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September 21, 2007 01:02 PM EDT --
What a hum drum day Cheyanne thought as she stared into the fire. She snuggled deeper into the couch and pulled the blanket up to her chin yawning.
Cheyanne was twelve years old, that may be why she . . . more
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September 07, 2007 04:03 PM EDT --
I was at once both surprised and delighted when I learned of this epistolary phenomenon — letters to Juliet. How it began is difficult to say; the important thing is that it did. People from all . . . more
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July 27, 2007 10:05 AM EDT --
In a brilliant essay in the latest issue of Poetry Magazine, entitled Beach Reading, David Orr (New York Times Book Review) explores the lure, fascination, wonder and inspiration of reading and . . . more
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October 25, 2006 09:59 AM EDT --
"Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." --Mark Twain
As a boy, I had a fear of dogs. After cancer, I owned my first dog. And so, I learned . . . more
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July 11, 2008 12:56 AM EDT --
Write letters to loved ones telling them how much they mean to you, before it's too late: Avoid the regret many feel in losing a loved one by writing Loving Letters (SM) to loved ones . . . more
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September 25, 2006 01:38 PM EDT --
The Campaign for Love & Forgiveness is an inclusive, nonpartisan initiative exploring how love and forgiveness can effect meaningful change in individuals and communities alike. The multi-year campaign—initiated . . . more
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September 23, 2007 11:18 AM EDT --
Somehow my room turned to pink. Pink everything, with a splash of white thrown in. " If I wore a pink dress in there, you . . . more
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August 28, 2007 12:27 PM EDT --
In an arguably morbid conversation, my sister and I were discussing our funerals the other day. The two of us are pretty irreverent when it comes to death—this, naturally, drives my parents mad—and . . . more
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June 11, 2007 04:40 PM EDT --
Five years ago yesterday, I delivered my first child. As we celebrated his fifth birthday—over pizza and pokeman trading cards—my husband and I recounted details from the night he was born. . . . more
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February 09, 2007 08:18 PM EST --
As part of the Fetzer Institute's National Campaign for Love & Forgiveness, we're inviting all Gather members to share their favorite quotes about love. The quotes can be original work or something . . . more
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September 10, 2007 09:39 AM EDT --
POETRY CENTRAL Volume 3, Number 5 ~Poems on Poems~
A poem should be motionless . . . more
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June 02, 2008 09:41 AM EDT --
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Every month I'm featuring the winning entry from poem's submitted to me directly as per the guidelines in the Poem of the Month Competition (read rules by clicking here ). Contrary to some . . . more
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March 10, 2008 06:34 AM EDT --
POETRY CENTRAL Vo l 5 No. 4
Life Cycle of a Poem: A Day and a Half's Journal in the Life of an Inarticulate Poet
"It is a contemporary version of the medieval . . . more
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