Monthly Archives: October 2016

From the Quote Box

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light. — Leonardo da Vinci

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The Eve of NaNoWriMo (aka Halloween)

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Yup, it’s that time again when words fly, charts grow, pencils get gnawed, and a writer’s mind turns to – well, how can I get 1667 words down today? I was off today and I set myself some chores to … Continue reading →

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Not among the missing!

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Nope, I’m here. Just been busy and tired and doing this and that which doesn’t always seem like very much. Put together a packet of poems to send the two workshop teachers I’ll be meeting with soon enough. That’s coming … Continue reading →

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Living in a Box of Paints

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Click here for whole watercolor album on Flickr.

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The View and the Words

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Mary Beth Frezon

Not as in spring when flowers, pulled upward, fill the yard, cherries spilling without thrift In an October morning, the hillside having spooned with a cold night or two, begins to shed her green cloaking, slowly stored sunlight bursting out … Continue reading →

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