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February 13, 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 5: Recovering a Sense of Possibility

Is anyone else feeling a bit . . . sensitive? Early on, Cameron said something about emotional volatility, but I didn’t think: me. I didn’t think: raw. I had forgotten that writing began, for me, in a difficult and painful time. Now, those memories and feelings come back to me. And not just those —… Continue reading

The Artist’s Way

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January 28, 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Notes: Recovering a Sense of Power

Cameron says Life is what we make of it, which is easily said by those of us who have it easy. But I’ve written about this before, and I don’t want to feel angry this morning — another topic of this chapter — so let me expand on what I do agree with. Synchronicity: I… Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence

I do not use AI to write. I believe writing is thinking, and I prefer to do my own. If/when I post anything here that I suspect or know to be AI generated, I will tell you.

Poems

Please do not assume that I am the speaker/ subject of my poems.

In these times of creative nonfiction and fictionalized memoirs, I think of the poem itself as true fiction: it is most likely not factual, but it must be true.

It is likely to be — it is best if it is — a truth I did not know before I wrote, and may not understand even then.

A poem is my way of discovering (dis-covering) what I feel; sometimes, what I think — but it is not necessarily biographical.

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The Artist’s Way ~ Week 5: Recovering a Sense of Possibility

The Artist’s Way ~ Notes: Recovering a Sense of Power