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Photo by Emma Simpson on Unsplash Hello Writers! What Makes You Feel Young? “Don’t take it personally, but I want to hang out with younger people!” This is what my friend casually said while we were walking in the park. Really? Don’t take it personally? How would most people take it? I am in my 60s, and my friend is ...

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Photo by Nancy Burgess Hello Writers! Spring has come alive! Birdsong echoes through the morning air. The sky stretches wide, blue and white, the warm sun rests gently on my face, and the breeze carries the fragrant scent of awakening flowers. I sit on my porch, taking it in, when my gaze is drawn to something in bloom. My dogwood ...

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Photo by Billy Huynh on Unsplash   Hello Writers! Fluffy, thin, drifting, streaking, scattered, gathered, white, gray – clouds can take just about any shape and reflect almost every mood. I’ve lately found myself staring at the clouds, counting my breath, and trying to enjoy the present. I haven’t written much lately. A part of me feels like those thin ...

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  Woody: Hey, Buzz! You’re flying!  Buzz: This isn’t flying, this is falling with style! Toy  Story Hello Writers! On my writing desk is a square stone drink coaster that I bought for myself as a Christmas gift this past year. These words are emblazoned: “What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” Poet Erin Hanson ...

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Photo by Liz Roach-Smith   Hello Writers! I remember the day I knew I wanted to be a poet. On that grey January morning, a foot of heavy snow blanketed the ground. My older brother and I eagerly caterwauled out the door to build snow forts, make snow angels and chase our dog across the yard. After lunch, I walked ...

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Photo by Nancy Burgess Happy New Year friends! WHAT IS YOUR WORD? As each new year begins, there’s an electric sense of possibility in the air—a quiet hope that this year might be different. Yet fewer than 10% of people follow through on their New Year’s resolutions. After many failed attempts myself, I chose a different approach. Instead of resolutions, ...

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Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash   Hello Writers! What are You Thankful For? With the holidays comes anxiety over giant cooking and equal overeating and its pleasant and not-so-pleasant expectations for family gatherings. We rarely ask ourselves, “What am I grateful for?” Since I don’t have a big family to see over the holidays, I have time to ...

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Photo by Niiaz Sabirov on iStock Hello Writers! Complicated Truths My husband and I attended a play recently at Actor’s Theatre called “FDR’s Very Happy Hour.” It sounded like fun, so we headed downtown on a Thursday evening hoping to miss weekend crowds. The security check seemed more intense than usual. We were wanded, and I had to open all ...

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Photo by Ryan Hutton on Unsplash Hello Writers!   Do you ever experience a confluence of seemingly unrelated events that makes you stop and think the universe is telling you something? Like all lines are converging into one point? Like it’s more than just the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon (e.g., when you want to buy a Kia Sorento and all of sudden ...

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  Photo by Holly Hinson   Hello Writers!   Women Who Write is more than a writing group, and words have more power than most give them credit for. Sometimes, the ordinary moment can become extraordinary. Jodi was a first-timer at a recent meeting. The meeting was only medium-full and not many writers had signed up to read, but Jodi ...

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