It’s smelling like rain right now. New week starting in the morning. Seems like a sign of something. All the windows are up; the sirens are singing; and the dehumidifier is trying to keep the shine from my forehead (but it’s not working). I slept like a pregnant woman all weekend. Full of dreams that [...]
Tag: the writerly life
Between the Lines
Between the lines is white space. That’s all. The lines tell the story. The gaps give you space to figure it out. From high school and university “explications,” I got the idea that literature was obscure and confusing. That writers deliberately wrote in layers to be picked apart. The perception had a lot to do [...]
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The Stats in Real Time
If you read my Monthly Meter then here's a chance to see some of those stats face to face: http://www.torchpoetry.org/08%20Spring/darlenescott.htm
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Monthly Meter
Photo: Slig77 DeviantArt.com My log for the month of May: Writing/Residency/Fellowship Submissions: 1 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Acceptances: 1 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Rejections: 2 Secret Shame: Not getting out of bed until 9 a.m. (sometimes later) and watching lots of mindless television into the wee hours. Books: 0 (Because that would take time away from watching Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee, and Hell [...]
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Monthly Meter
Photo: Slig77 DeviantArt.com My log for the month of April: Writing/Residency/Fellowship Submissions: 0 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Acceptances: 1 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Rejections: 1 Secret Shame: Asparagus in my eggs. And...Spinach smoothies. Sure it sounds fit for a tofu-toting vegan--which I am not although I have a great affinity for vegan recipes such as this week's vegan german chocolate cake, but lest I [...]
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Mrs. Rufus Osgood Mason, Where Are You When I Need You???
I want a patron. Not a sugar daddy like the grandpa in Fantastic Thrift who promised he would take care of my student loans after a sad rendition of Sugar Pie Honey Pie which he followed me around the store singing until I couldn’t ignore the—well I guess you could call it an—advance. And not [...]
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Monthly Meter
Photo: Slig77 DeviantArt.com My log for the month of March: Writing/Residency/Fellowship Submissions: 0 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Acceptances: 1 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Rejections: 1 Secret Shame: I guess it wouldn't be a secret if I told you, so I'll keep it to myself...okay, okay if you really must know: it's reading old journals and finding out stuff about myself I wish [...]
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Monthly Meter
Photo: Slig77 DeviantArt.com My log for the month of February: Writing/Residency/Fellowship Submissions: 0 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Acceptances: 0 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Rejections: 0 Secret Shame: I hate my job. Books: Graceland — Chris Abani Caucasia -- Danzy Senna
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Monthly Meter (All new categories for the New Year)
Photo: Slig77 DeviantArt.com My log for the month of January: Writing/Residency/Fellowship Submissions: 2 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Acceptances: 0 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Rejections: 1 Secret Shame: Get That Clear - Brick and Lace Smart Ones steamers Books: Becoming Abigal -- Chris Abani
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Photo: Slig77 DeviantArt.com My log for the month of December: Writing/Residency/Fellowship Submissions: 7 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Acceptances: 0 Writing/Residency/Fellowship Rejections: 2 WTF moments: lost count Books: 0
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