Tag: Writing discipline

My Writing Armistice

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

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I’ve come to this conclusion: if the wars in your head ever stop, you’re done for. There have been a couple of wars going on in my head lately. One of them is about this blog. Do I write every day and suffer the… Continue Reading “My Writing Armistice”

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99 New: The Flat Arc of Laziness

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

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Having any kind of writing life is to fret and expect sympathy. As if non-writers can relate to or care about one’s manufactured angst. “My writing life is a mess,” I complained this morning. My husband was reading the sports page. “Too many reruns.… Continue Reading “99 New: The Flat Arc of Laziness”

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.

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