Monthly Archives: August 2018

Something Wonderful

Posted on August 31, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

All around, people are already launching into their Labor Day weekend with gusto, so let’s do the same! As we move into the realm of leaves and harvest, of back to school and yellow buses, let’s take time over the … Continue reading →

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Inside Hope

Posted on August 30, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance, but live right inside it, under … Continue reading →

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Nimble Neil

Posted on August 29, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

A Pultizer Prize- winning dramatist, Neil Simon wrote 30 plays in 30 years – and many of the screenplays that brought them to the big screen. In his honor, a cornucopia of writing reflections: “Writing is an escape from a … Continue reading →

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Contest Alerts

Posted on August 28, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

As we move into September, a raft of submissions opportunities* are coming up on the awards-and-contest fronts. Here’s a sampling to whet your appetite: Frontier Poetry:  Open to new and emerging poets, Frontier Poetry is hosting a contest to find … Continue reading →

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Before You

Posted on August 27, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

“All I try to do is write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it….If what I’m writing about is real, and if there’s emotion, then, hey, they’ll be someone who wants to hear it.”   … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on August 25, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

from The Navajo Song of the Earth And the night of darkness And the dawn of light, Meeting, joining one another, Helpmates ever, they. All is beautiful, All is beautiful, All is beautiful, indeed. translated by Natalie Curtis Burlin

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Flash Fast

Posted on August 24, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

//small.POWERFUL//     Masters Review Flash fiction continues to be a “hot” genre and some of you may have wholeheartedly embraced it. If so, check out this contest! The deadline: September 30, 2018. Have some short gems of literary wit and magic … Continue reading →

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Stories Save

Posted on August 23, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

Sometimes we all come to a place where we doubt the value of what we do. In a world of confusion, do stories really matter? When this happens, I’ve found it helps to turn to a master storyteller for a … Continue reading →

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Resourcefulness Rocks!

Posted on August 22, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.”   Ernest Hemingway A short story: When the city of Leningrad was laid out in the early 18th century, … Continue reading →

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“Sweet Juices”

Posted on August 21, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

“It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, … Continue reading →

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