Category Archives: writing

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by snowbirdredux

Some days you just hate to pick up the morning paper for all the disastrous news of the world. We have a routine at our house. I put on my boots (this time of year), button my down jacket over … Continue reading →

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ONCE UPON A TIME

Posted on January 16, 2013 by snowbirdredux

Once upon a time there were a bunch of hobgoblins who created a mirror where every good and pretty thing that was reflected seemed ugly. Landscapes became hideous and people appeared distorted. And the goblins were so delirious with their … Continue reading →

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SNOW GEESE IN MY LIFE

Posted on December 22, 2012 by snowbirdredux

“It was the Snow Goose that I really had in mind when I designated us the Snowbirds-redux. Just the fact that the species has a mystic tie to the Aurora Borealis (which I long to experience now that we are … Continue reading →

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DOLDRUM ADDENDUM

Posted on November 26, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Okay. It’s not the recovering cold.  It’s not the winter blues. It’s not a personal psychological trauma. It’s . . . . . . . . . . .  WRITER’S BLOCK. And, yes indeed, it might have been prompted by … Continue reading →

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WASTE NOT WANT NOT

Posted on November 6, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  This month, more likely than not, you will find me here at my computer putting every spare minute into completing the daunting task of writing a 50,000 page novel before the end of November. I am now at Day … Continue reading →

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WHAT WAS I THINKING!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I have a positive/negative trait that lifts me up or gets me in trouble as the case may be. I always think I can do more than possible. I am inherently enthusiastic so that I sign up for jobs, … Continue reading →

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Posted on October 25, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Twice in recent days I have been queried as to what books I would consider my favorite novels. That’s a toughie. You have seen the t-shirts and bumper stickers that proclaim – “So many books, so little time.” That could … Continue reading →

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TURNING BACK TO GO FORWARD

Posted on October 23, 2012 by snowbirdredux

“The geometric representation of forward motion which is at the same time recapitulatory is the spiral.” – John Freccero Many years ago, when I was a young mother of two and struggling through college, I became a teaching assistant for … Continue reading →

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SCRIPTERS

Posted on October 7, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Somewhere between Nimble Thimble and Slide Rule, you will find the group photo of the Wilson High School club called Scripters in the 1956 yearbook. I do not appear because I was out sick the day they took the pictures, … Continue reading →

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CIRCLE OF FIBER

Posted on October 3, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I returned last week to Northcroft, the sheep farm owned by Joanie and Dave Ellison just outside of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. I was last there on a wintry February day to witness and help (for what it was worth) … Continue reading →

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