Tag Archives: Emily Dickinson

Something Wonderful

Posted on September 20, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

As we summer murmurs its last goodbye and the leaves come out to play, here are two brief musings to delight you: Autumn The morns are meeker than they were, The nuts are getting brown; The berry’s cheek is plumper, … Continue reading →

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Writing Lessons

Posted on March 20, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

Just breathing in the air in spaces once inhabited by writers you admire can be energizing and inspiring. A few years ago, a friend and I visited Emily Dickinson’s home in Amherst. Seeing the small, serene bedroom where she spent … Continue reading →

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Far Realms

Posted on January 6, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“We never know how high we are, Till we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies.” Emily Dickinson What a journey I took today! And yet, I didn’t wander far … Continue reading →

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Bare Bones

Posted on November 8, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“The book you see was written in the outer seats (of the cloister); while I wrote, I froze, and what I could not write by daylight, I finished by candlelight.” Ludwig of Wessobron, a German Monk “Three fingers write, yet … Continue reading →

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Lively Lit

Posted on August 13, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

How much ink has been spilled talking about the book’s demise in the digital age? Oceans of it, I’m sure. And yet there’s still more to be said — none of it more hopeful and heartening than an essay called … Continue reading →

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Be Bold

Posted on July 18, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“Freedom lies in being bold.” Robert Frost Some time this week, I’m going to face a decision in my writing about whether to play it small or do something big and bold. It seems likely that you’ll be facing that … Continue reading →

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Dickens Day

Posted on October 6, 2010 by karinwritesdangerously

Bloomsday — who knew? Not me! I recently learned that June 16, the day James Joyce chronicled in Ulysses (June 16, 1904, to be exact), is celebrated every year in Dublin, where the story took place, and elsewhere as well. … Continue reading →

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