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Don’t Tell Me I’m A Loser

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Catherine Hedge

by Catherine Hedge One of the saddest moments of my teaching career was when I heard a parent say in front of his child, “He’s just a loser.”  I’ll never forget the image of the boy dropping his chin to … Continue reading →

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Aching Hearts

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

by Catherine Hedge All weekend I’ve been trying to come up with a bright story to lighten our national mood, but it just won’t come.  As a life-long teacher and grandmother of a wonderful six-year-old boy, I cannot gloss over … Continue reading →

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Opening Gifts

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

By Catherine Hedge One of the greatest elements of being a significant part of children’s lives is that you get to watch them open “gifts.”  Not new plastic whiz-bangs from the latest video game, pop band paraphernalia, or pajamas from … Continue reading →

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My Wife’s High School Reunions: The Devil Strikes Twice

Posted on November 18, 2012 by wgborel

By Bill Borel I have waited a long time to write this history about myself. My wife came from a small lumber town not far from Seattle. I met her while we were attending the University of Washington in the … Continue reading →

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Attending a Writing Conference? A Risk Worth Taking!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

By Catherine Hedge When I was getting reading for my first writing conference in Salina, Kansas, many years ago, I was terribly nervous.  I figured there would be critics lurking about with long noses and red pens in hand.  They’d … Continue reading →

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Outlines: Mapquest for novelists, or soul-killing, oxygen-sucking waste of time?

Posted on October 14, 2012 by donnagillespie

A friend of mine told me she was getting frustrated with her writing class and wasn’t sure she was going to stay with it. Students were told to outline the whole book before the instructor let them start, and he’d … Continue reading →

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Research: a burden, or a writer’s best friend?

Posted on September 2, 2012 by donnagillespie

By Donna Gillespie Whenever I complain over the fact I seem to need at least ten or twelve years per book, I nearly always hear these words of comfort — “But of course. You have to do all that research.” … Continue reading →

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It’s Cabin Time (Summers of 1930’s)

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

(Joseph Hedge lived for summers!   He shared why in this is a glimpse of his childhood in the early 1930’s in Anaconda, Montana.)  By Joseph F. Hedge Behind our yard and across the alley was a large hill.  What do … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Writing Teacher

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

by Catherine Hedge One of the cruelest myths of writing is that if you are a really good writer, you start with “Once upon a time…” and reach “The End” in one free-flowing, unstoppable, lyrical explosion of brilliance.  Perhaps the … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Night Market (repost)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Catherine Hedge

Originally posted on Marie Loughin's "I WANNA BE . . .":
When I first heard rumors of the Vancouver Night Market, images from Neil Gaiman’s floating market of London Below came to mind. A night market should be a little weird,…

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