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Love Drops: A Writer Wednesday Post
I am traveling again this week, so I wanted to prepare my post ahead of time. A few sentences in, however, the phone rang.
Replenishing the Well: A Writer Wednesday Post
I had hoped to sparkle back your way this week, but truth be told, the well is still replenishing . . .
Listening To My Elders: A Writer Wednesday Post
It’s The Berries, photo and all text ©Irene O’Garden, 2013 Dagnab ‘em. Birds are peckin’ at ‘em, but loads of purple caviar still droops on the stem. The valuable, healthy elderberries are ready, ripening the crop of guilt that started …
Ink Under The Bridge: A Writer Wednesday Post
My Worm, photo and all text © Irene O’Garden 2013 “A worm has zero legs.” You can see why I’m enjoying this week’s lettering task. Ada’s poem is one of sixteen winning entries in this year’s Hudson Highlands Land Trust …
From My Hand, But Not My Own: a Writer Wednesday Post
Distinctive Style, (8″x 12″) Photo & Calligraphy © Irene O’Garden, 2013 A calligraphic week– this week I share words with you that are not my own, but that passed through my hand on to muslin in my new studio space. …
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Gone Reading: a (tiny) Writer Wednesday Post
I had this week’s post inwardly bubbling and then this marvelous gift arrived: An advance copy of The Signature of All Things, the new novel by my dear friend Elizabeth Gilbert, to be published this fall. Sure, I wanted to …
Comedy in Seven Short Lessons: A Writer Wednesday Post
Folks who know me know I pay attention to my dreams. (A theatre piece and a 17- minute cantata are just two of the many fruits I have gathered from this practice.) Last night brought me such a clear, funny and …
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Twist of the Wrist: A “Writer” Wednesday Post
Still on writing retreat. A henna artist was here recently. On a lark I decided to ask her to decorate my writing hand, so I would see it at pen and keyboard. Here it is, holding a helpful paperweight I …
Tenting Tonight: A Writer Wednesday Post
TENTING TONIGHT This time of year the house feels as confining as an elevator. We don’t have a screened porch, so a few years back, I bought a screeny tent. Every year I pitch it at a short remove from …
Musing on Muses: A Writer Wednesday Post
MUSING ON MUSES Whether we are artists or not, we all have muses, energies which inspire us to create. It seems I have an emerging collection of writing calling itself “The Museum.” The following poem was first to arrive. (If …
Glossolalia: A Writer Wednesday Post
Springsense photo, recording and all text c Irene O’Garden 2012 New this week: If you would care to hear me reading this week’s post, click here: Glossolalia Recording. Please note I am still in the Stone Age with this technology–for now …
Tadpoles: A Writer Wednesday Post
Terra Celestials photo and all text c Irene O’Garden 2012 I took this photo last year outside my husband’s office window. Many thanks to all my readers for their warm response to last week’s post and Lauren’s plea for art. …
Inspiration: A Writer Wednesday Post
INSPIRATION I had finished writing my weekly post when I received news of a resourceful California girl. So I offer the following instead. It’s a story you’ll enjoy. When ten-year-old Lauren learned that, due to a budget shortfall, the Education …