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Buttermilk

05.26.2011 Uncategorized

I love to drink buttermilk. For all that I know I may be the only one left. I don’t drink it often. It’s not something we keep in the fridge unless there’s baking to do. And when I do drink it, it’s only a few sips. But there’s nothing finer than standing at the counter, [...]

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Writing Assignment: Pen, Paper, and Five Minutes

04.15.2011 Uncategorized

Sometimes it is easier to write when you have a very short period of time, a firm deadline, and a clear assignment. Boundaries help to provide focus, eliminate distraction, and if time based, create a sense of urgency that often overrides fears and uncertainty. Many who write professionally accept deadlines as a matter of course. [...]

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Reading, Not Surfing

03.30.2011 blogging

The universe is filled with endlessly fascinating things. You could spend all of your days jumping from one thing to the next. And you can spend hours here and there surfing from topic to topic. Or you can spend an hour reading, exploring something in depth. Some claim that “blogging is dead” or that books [...]

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One-On-One: Social Without The Media

03.29.2011 blogging

There’s a little coffee shop in St. Paul called Kopplin’s.  On Wednesday morning it was snowing, heavily, but we had plenty of time before I had to be at the airport. So Patrick took me there and bought me a cup of coffee. At the counter in this tiny shop he asked the owner to [...]

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The Fruits Of One’s Labor: Reaping the Rewards Of The Writing Life

03.10.2011 Uncategorized

I was recently the guest of a small university in Texas as they performed one of my plays. It was grand. Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, flew my wife and me down and put us up in a campus suite. My old and dear friend, Dr. Nancy Jo Humfeld, met us at the airport [...]

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