Accepted

I am now listed in the Poets & Writers directory.

I'm beginning to feel professional now.

Quote for 1-18-11

Central to natural writing is an attitude of wonder.

--Gabriele Lusser Rico

Big thing #3

I need to get a NEA fellowship application together.

got my application in

for an opportunity which would be a boost for my writing career. We'll see what happens.

Some photo rejections and a story acceptance, a reprint back up on the web.

I need to be writing more though. Find myself a groove and get in it.

Lisa, T.J. and Ellen

Three successful writers with big stuff happening in February. I'll be posting reviews, book signings, etc.

Yes, soon.

Stretching

Applying for something huge.

Actually two huge things, but one seems more likely than the other because the early deadline has passed for one and I'm not sure if I'll get to the final deadline but I'm gonna try.

Creativity quote for 1-09-11

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life.


--Barthold Georg Niebuhr

another chance to read

but I've been to Michigan! A two-day festival and I might, maybe, participate but I need to go to Oregon and Idaho and lots of other states where I haven't been.

Gotta get started on Paris

Finding a place to stay and a flight.

So excited to go out of the country-- first time 'cause I don't think Juarez Mexico really counts.

A'no' from Highlights

but it was a poem and the guidelines state that poetry is used sparingly. Don't feel so bad. Don't feel so great, but . . .

GJM -- visual artist

Had a pic in The Shine Journal. Another work has been accepted for a journal's online cover! Yay!

Put 31 more photographs out there. Have another 11 ready; just need to find more journals that accept art.
Opened another email acct (not that I need another) but the only way I'm going to keep submissions straight.

The Best of Eclectic Flash available

Yep-- a work of mine in there.

Go here.

Invited to read

and I said yes. Something about the date was nagging me so I looked up the NJ event. Same day!

Well, the NJ event happens every month so I'm calling to see if I can reschedule.