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Weekend Doings. . . From My Sketch Journal

Weekend Doings. . . From My Sketch Journal

Because I’m blog-challenged this morning. But still want to show up here. . . . How was your weekend? How has your week begun? Happy Monday! xo, f

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Yours truly, of Writing and Reading and Old-Fashioned Snail Mail

Yours truly, of Writing and Reading and Old-Fashioned Snail Mail

Writing and reading are my preoccupations this week. I just posted — over on my Reading Blog — about thefirst two novels I read this year, and that post featured not only my reading, but…

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Introducing New-To-Me Writers: Elif Shafak and Bernardine Evaristo

Introducing New-To-Me Writers: Elif Shafak and Bernardine Evaristo

January has been a good month for reading discoveries. I began the year with two books in a row by authors previously unknown to me and whose backlists I will happily work my way through…

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Monday Momentum (drawn from a Portland garden)

Monday Momentum (drawn from a Portland garden)

 Monday morning, the first day I’ve felt really well since being felled by something Gastro last Tuesday night in Portland. You know, just after I posted about finally achieving traction on my 2020 schedule such…

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Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

I’m writing from Portland, Oregon, this morning, and just as the last time we visited this city,  snow was beginning to fall in Vancouver as we drove away from home. . . Last time we were…

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