Category Archives: In the neighborhood

NaPoWriMo Day Ten

The other day, the NaPoWriMo prompt was to re-read a bit of Spoon River Anthology and write something in the voice of someone who has died. That wasn’t the day for me to do it but today, I took that … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Five

Today was really a primo day in April. I did an important errand in the morning, came home and sat in the front yard to paint briefly. Sometimes you just have to remember that generations of painters and writers have … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Three

Thought I’d slide up route 22 to visit Robert Frost today a good cool bright-blue-sky day but big red signs at the state line warned me Vermont was closed well, sort of, you know and it was too hard to … Continue reading

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December 2020

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. — Joseph Chilton Pearce Continue reading

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November 6, 2020 – Letter to my elected reps

Why am I painting this view for you? Because to get back on track and start to push our country forward we can’t be US vs THEM. Continue reading

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