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Holding the Axe to Make the Handle

Nancy Flynn March 15, 2009Apostrophe Blog Archive, Writing

Sometimes it is by going back (often thanks to new translations) to study a timeless and ancient text that I find the most timely and relevant wisdom about the writing craft. During a recent bookshelf purge, I unearthed not one but two copies of Lu Chi’s Wen Fu (The Art of Writing). One is a slim brown…

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Writing, the Water of Life

Nancy Flynn March 6, 2009Apostrophe Blog Archive, Reading, Writing

I confess: I’ve never read any fiction by Stephen King. I’ve seen at least one of his stories that was made into a movie—“Stand By Me”—and parts of “Carrie” way back when—I’m remembering the high school prom night scene in particular and Sissy Spacek not having the best of times….

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So Much Writing, So Little Time…

Nancy Flynn February 28, 2009Apostrophe Blog Archive, Wisdom, Writing

There are so many avenues to what one can easily call “failure” in this so-called writing life. A while back, I rearranged many aspects of my life so I could more easily prostrate myself on the altar of the written word, figuring that was a surefire way to get the work done…

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Elevation!

Nancy Flynn February 19, 2009Arts & Culture, Awards, Musings, Stream of Consciousness Archive

I’m a shameless devotee of everything Oscar [1] in the short month or so between when nominations are announced and the little gold men are handed out at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. I try to see most of the nominated movies…

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What Are Words Worth?

Nancy Flynn February 8, 2009Apostrophe Blog Archive, Arts & Culture

Long before the American economy went into its current version of freefall, I’d taken to wondering how you could realistically run a country on…shopping. That sounds nuts and like over-simplification at best but this has become the opinion of many smart, in-the-know, best-and-the-brightest as to what has gotten…

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What a Difference a Week Makes…

Nancy Flynn January 27, 2009History Lessons, Political News, Stream of Consciousness Archive

It’s been one week and a handful of hours since Obama became our 44th President. Seven short days and climate change, torture, ethics, and a …

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Praise Song, Praise Singing!

Nancy Flynn January 22, 2009Apostrophe Blog Archive, History Lessons, Political News

It was lovely to hear Elizabeth Alexander read her poem, “Praise Song for the Day”, written for the occasion of Barack Obama’s inauguration. But somehow it fell flat for me; maybe it was because of where it came during the Inauguration Program…

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Late Blooming, Serious

Nancy Flynn January 9, 2009Apostrophe Blog Archive, Wisdom, Writing

A few years ago, a graduate school friend who now teaches in a low-residency writing program was working on a panel about “Late Bloomers” for the Associated Writing Program’s…

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The Sounds in Silence

Nancy Flynn December 30, 2008Apostrophe Blog Archive, Arts & Culture

Is it me or does life’s decibel level seem to increase exponentially during the December holidays? It’s not only the music—“Frosty the Snowman” to a reggae beat or the Chipmunks’ version of “Jingle Bells.” Whenever I venture out and about in the world, I encounter more people, more cars…

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Discreet Charms for the Creative Bourgeoisie*

Nancy Flynn December 20, 2008Apostrophe Blog Archive, Wisdom, Writing

I have been cleaning the house for days. When I first started, there was a real need, the fact that we would be hosting our belated housewarming on Sunday afternoon. But once that was over—and the post-party cleanup had taken place as well—I found that I simply kept going…

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