Not feeling it This year my husband and I won't be hosting our annual neighborhood Christmas party, which involves weeks of decorating, planning, hand-wringing, fears that no one will actually show up, not to mention dusting the baseboards. We won't be driving to Ohio with thousands of other highway travelers in a possible snowstorm to see relatives for a traditional Polish meatless Christmas … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Patricia Clark
What? I write poetry. Well, I've also written a few short stories and published them. But poetry is my main genre. Why? I'm really compelled by two things with poetry: its emotional undercurrents and its musical qualities. Both keep me interested, and I just published my sixth book. There is always something new to do with sentences and with sensory details. Why do I keep writing? … [Read more...]
Writing Historical Fiction
Researching The Girl from the USO: Author Barbara J. Rebbeck grew up listening to the stories of how her mother, a USO hostess had met her father, an RAF pilot during WWII when he came to Grosse Ile, Michigan for training. She uses their courtship as the basis for her suspense novel, The Girl from the USO, although the book goes a very different direction from their relationship. So I asked … [Read more...]
Creative Pursuits
My friend Desiree Cooper shared this post on Facebook. What memories it brought back to me! Without doubt, my creative pastimes as a child shaped who I am today. Solitary Play For hours, I would lay on the living room floor and stare at our stucco ceiling. I conjured an old man's face, a horse's head, a fish jumping out of its bowl.... It's a wonder my mother didn't ask me what I was doing, … [Read more...]
Please welcome Cynthia Harrison to my blog!
I was immediately drawn to Cynthia when we met because she's open, generous and so down to earth. A few years ago, she asked me to join her in a two day book festival in Alpena Michigan, with our husbands too, and it ended up being one of my most memorable experiences, complete with a big elk tour in a horse drawn carriage at Thunder Bay Resort! Both of us have a new book release in November … [Read more...]
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