Tag: Writing

Fishing for Beauty in Writing

believe that beauty is inherent in the majority of the written language that we use. Most of the instances that come to my mind come from fishing books. Perhaps this is because of my own affinity for fishing, or maybe it is because of the spiritual nexus that comes together when fishing, fisherman, water, and nature meet. The beauty does not even have to come from erudite language that moves circuitously through meaning like a winding mountain stream. Henry Winkler’s (yes, the Fonz) writing perhaps best demonstrates the beauty in simple language.

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I Wish I’d Had a Cupcake in My Purse: How Do You Show Compassion?

While I was waiting for the elevator, a woman was wheeled into the corridor where I was waiting. She was probably no more than forty-five years old, and maybe even less. She was clearly riddled with cancer, so it was difficult to gauge her real age. Her face was pale with pain, and her eyes were sunken with fatigue. An elegant, floral scarf covered her head, and she carried a girly purse in her lap that was dripping in charms and gold chains. Only one leg dangled from her wheelchair—the other one being non-existent.

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A Scene From My Life as a Writer

Deep breath. Loosen the shoulders. Close your eyes and open them. “Dang it! Nothing.” The cursor blinks mockingly at me on my blank Microsoft Word document. I get up from my chair and walk around my room. Apparently, writing a novel is more difficult than I thought. Where’s the dog, I think to myself. I... Continue Reading →

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Going to Graduate School? Here are Step-by-Step Instructions for the Application Process from a Current Graduate Student (with a 4.0 GPA for both Undergraduate and Graduate Careers, can I get a whoop whoop!)

A former coworker of mine is getting geared up to apply to graduate school. He asked me if I had any advice and, well . . . let’s just say that my replying e-mail was quite long. I thought that I would post what I sent to him because I do believe that it is... Continue Reading →

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Smoke-Induced Longing for Summer

With all of the smoke from the fires around here (particularly the one in Yosemite), I'm stuck inside because of my asthma.  I'm an outdoors girl, and I love my summers, so you can imagine how happy I am about this.  Therefore, because I can't enjoy the typically beautiful weather that the Sierras give us... Continue Reading →

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