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Archive for September, 2009

Writing Book Reviews

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on September 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I have a love hate relationship with writing book reviews.
I started writing them in the early 2000’s, I believe, on Amazon just for fun. Then I became part of Amazon Vine for a while where I picked books to read and then review, even occasionally I was sent books by publishers to read via Amazon. [...]

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Video Tuesday

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

First up is this week’s issue of Shape of a Box. We presented a short fiction piece by Mel Bosworth.

Next up are the new submission guidelines for Shape of a Box.

And finally Carolyn Forche reading “The Colonel”

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Monday Shout Outs

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »

First shout out for this Monday is to Greenlight Bookstore in Brookyln, NY. Not only is this a bookstore I hope to visit someday but it has a fascinating blog from a first time bookstore owner that I think you will enjoy.
Scott Owens, who has too many hats to list here!, has his 3rd book [...]

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Looking Back

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on September 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »

One of the best parts about keeping a blog is how it gives you a chronicle of your life.
I started my blog when I was still working, as a way for me to have a place to think about my new path – I was writing again after a long absence and I had just [...]

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End of an Era

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The other day I received a notice that my insurance adjuster’s license was no longer active.
This was a fairly anti-climatic moment. I had renewed it the first year after I left my job, but I did not renew it last year.  I gave some thought to holding onto it but it would have required the [...]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on September 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »

It is that time, time to wrap up your week and I’ll start with sending my work out.
S: 4
A: 1 – I will have a book review in Poets Quarterly when its first issue is released.
R: 3
This has been a strange week.  Out of the gate I was feel tired and withdrawn.  I had such [...]

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Thursday Poem Share

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on September 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Things have been a bit quiet here at Thursday Poem Share but I’m still going to keep posting poems from PH (my first book) and works in progress for anyone who stops by.
This first poem is from the first book and has not been published anywhere else:
If Seventeen Magazine Hired a Nature Writer
Every girl has [...]

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