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Tag Archives: reading
Unexpected Farmer
“What you have to understand, Eva, is that if you have livestock, you are bound to have dead stock.” I was on the phone with my youngest brother Brian, visiting about his artisan farming operation in northern New Mexico. I … Continue reading
Bookish Directions
In two days we’ll be ready for one heck of an event. The Bookish Affair will begin on the NMMI Campus at 2:00 pm in Mabee Hall, and I have come to realize that most people have not visited the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookish, Inspiration, JOY Writers, reading, Shawshank Redemption, Writing
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The Trouble with Writing and Reading
You have to sit still while you do them. There is always the option of listening to books on tape, and when they are well done, it’s great. But I don’t have a lot of books on tape, and I’ve … Continue reading
“Write What You Know”
It’s the first and last rule of writing classes, but in the words of Montaigne, “What do I know?” That’s one of the problems with the rule, one of the mysteries (if I put it more properly). Writers don’t really … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Money, reading, The Great Gatsby, Writing
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Well, It’s Over!
The Bookish Affair 2017 just wrapped, and before the Crazy Squirrel and Kahlua kick in, I must blog about a book our outstanding keynote speaker Robert Wilder mentioned. You guessed it–The Great Gatsby. I’m planning to do two different entries … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Bookish, Endings, Narrative, reading, Robert Wilder, The Great Gatsby, Writing
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You’ll See, Finally!
I have been promising to post a video essay about Roswell for a few days now, and here it comes. It’s actually a scavenger hunt. It involves fifteen public and easy to find locations here in Roswell. It has only … Continue reading
By the Eye
In anticipation of A Bookish Affair, I’ve been planning a photographic essay about good old Roswell, America. By photographic essay, I mean I have set of images that I’m going to try and get of this town that show it … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Bookish, friends, photography, reading, Roswell, teaching
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Hard Advice
Just about anyone who has ever wanted to write has sought advice from an expert of one sort or another. I certainly have. I have been chasing this particular dragon since I was a kid, beginning the year I turned … Continue reading
Choosing Ebenezer 