Tag: writing
group name: oddinsights
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January 16, 2008 05:16 PM EST --
I just finished the final edits on my second book? Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits ?which is due out in July. There were a few sections that my editor and I decided weren't . . .
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November 13, 2007 10:33 AM EST --
Will and Ariel Durant, in their book, “Interpretations ofLife” (1970), depicted the lives of artists who stand noticeably in the pantheon of greatness. One of the themes that became clear . . .
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October 30, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
The English language, not surprisingly, is rife with terms coined at sea. The British Isles, after all, are islands and the residents of those island travelled the oceans far and wide. Many of the common . . .
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November 18, 2008 10:29 PM EST --
Thought~Byte No. 22
Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank.
(The comments are where the wisdom is found.)
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October 30, 2007 09:54 AM EDT --
There are conflicting stories about where the term bogeyman originated. The Spice Islands, for me, seem the most likely. Hence this little poem. Have fun!
The spice-laden bark,
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November 25, 2007 08:27 PM EST --
A few months ago, I was sitting in the living room when I noticed a large green spider on the glass of my front door. This spider was beautifully large and well proportioned. . . .
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October 27, 2007 08:57 PM EDT --
a little something for Halloween...
crude hand hewn maple
stained and flat stringerless stairs
nailed and open risers
menacing monsters
murky basement dwellers
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October 03, 2007 12:18 PM EDT --
Backspace Agent-Author Seminars - Nov. 6 & 7, Radisson Martinique, NYC -
"All Agents, All Day"
The conference has passed but from what I hear it was a . . .
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November 23, 2007 12:51 PM EST --
joy
sadness
dreams fears
crest as swollen
translucent reservoirs
then congregate on ridges
and lashes as tearful identities
matured, anxious to cascade her
smooth . . .
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November 25, 2007 03:25 PM EST --
Friends have been asking me to write another article, as I used to put out one every other day. As many of you know I am in the Court TV Crime . . .
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February 18, 2008 03:23 PM EST --
A writing group I belong to recently had this fun writing prompt. The goal was to mimic the haiku-like catchphrase found in the best-selling new book "In Defense of Food." On the cover, author . . .
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November 18, 2008 10:31 PM EST --
Thought~Byte No. 128
Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank.
(The comments are where the wisdom is found.)
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October 27, 2007 05:56 PM EDT --
You would first notice my expansive hands
the color of Brazilian rosewood
hanging from my boney thick-skinned limbs.
You would then note my angular . . .
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November 21, 2007 10:35 AM EST --
When you have nothing
The awakening will be
Nothing is normal.
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October 09, 2007 07:34 PM EDT --
I've never done this before so be merciful!
I was PUTting my PUTters that I had won from President PUTin at the Moscow Open in my sPUTnik influenced rented car. When I PUT the key . . .
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November 02, 2007 02:39 PM EDT --
I thought I'd have some simple fun. Its not in response to any challenge, at least not one outwardly offered. You're welcome to offer improvements.
At last . . .
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January 12, 2008 11:13 AM EST --
Wet grass
dampens bare soles
shines their callous ridges
green blades between glistening toes
summer's memories climb from the dew up
children's voices puppies yips and . . .
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May 20, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
No, this isn't like the FCR many of us suffered through, this is a contest for all romance writers hoping to get their work in front of an agent or editor.
The Northwest Houston Chapter of RWA . . .
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June 11, 2008 12:01 AM EDT --
Thought~Byte No. 104
Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank.
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June 25, 2008 08:56 AM EDT --
Thought~Byte No. 107
Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank.
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