Ancestry.com

Just a quick note.  A friend turned me on to ancestry.com and although I haven’t registered yet, what I discovered is my geneological history confirmed!  Wow!  I can’t explain what it means to know my father really did arrive on a boat from Hong Kong from China and my my …

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GET A CRITIQUE OF YOUR POEM

When I revamped my blog site, “Get A Critique of Your Poem” got buried-no wonder the poems haven’t been flying in!  But, I’m still offering critiques.  Though February has come and gone-let’s keep writing love poems!  Look on the right side menu and under PAGES click on GET A CRITIQUE …

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Love Imagined: scenes from a 1950’s childhood

Writing Exercise:  write for ten minutes.  Write about your childhood.  What did your home, your neighborhood look like?  What games did you play?  Take it deeper.  What  made you feel ashamed when you were in grade school?  When could you identify and understand shame? EXCERPT DRAFT FROM LOVE IMAGINED: My …

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