Monthly Archives: July 2010

Week In Review: Wordy!

Posted on July 31, 2010 by madinpursuit

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your story go? With bridges burned and lessons learned, And many gifts yet to bestow. Week in review, details>>>

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Work In Progress: Artistico-Poeticalistic Ingenuities

Posted on July 30, 2010 by madinpursuit

My current book project consists of very short essays that add up to a novel. Between the essays, I’m thinking about inserting supplementary “ingenuities” — doodles, mindmaps, maybe a limerick or two. I’m not that clever about wordplay, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Words, Birds, Nerds, Turds

Posted on July 28, 2010 by madinpursuit

Never had much feel for poetry, but DT inspired me to take a look at some playful methods for teasing out a bit more light from the darkness. One way to do this is by setting up a mechanical process … Continue reading →

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Week In Review: Overheated Brain

Posted on July 25, 2010 by madinpursuit

Maybe the muggy stormy weather electrified my brain. Every room is disrupted with “work in progress.” A “little reorganizing” has led to our bedroom, Jim’s study, and my studio being strewn with collectibles pulled from closets. The kitchen is set … Continue reading →

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They Escaped From My Husband’s Closet

Posted on July 22, 2010 by madinpursuit

The spirits are restless. Like Pandora, I was curious about a miscellaneous stack of prints-photos-whatever stacked willy-nilly against the doorway of Jim’s study closet. I started picking at them. Before I could say shazaam, everything escaped. Out of their closet … Continue reading →

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Women Writers Together, Sort Of

Posted on July 19, 2010 by madinpursuit

I joined an online writers’ group She Writes a few months ago and have been on the fence about its value. Should it inspire? Connect? Console? Instruct? Promote? Membership is diverse. Women working with major publishers. Women working at the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Thoughts on Ordination of Women

Posted on July 18, 2010 by madinpursuit

As a traditional force for social justice, the Catholic Church has been hobbled by the scandal of priests abusing children and the Vatican’s long-term neglect of the issue. So when the Vatican gets around to declaring priestly pedophilia a grievous … Continue reading →

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Week In Review: Nose to the Grindstone

Posted on July 17, 2010 by madinpursuit

Do Task Lists keep you energized and motivated? Or do you only do Task Lists when you’e already pumped? Anyway, mine were functioning this week. Ebay photography, jewelry sorting, travel reservations, drawing, exercise, networking… doing, doing, done. My weekly reviews … Continue reading →

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So What Is The Checkerboard?

Posted on July 12, 2010 by madinpursuit

This started out as an illustration for my writing project — a symbolic landscape. Then I ruined it. Which of course liberated me to play. Then it became kind of a meditation and I felt compelled to put my usual … Continue reading →

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Week In Review: Making ADD Work!

Posted on July 10, 2010 by madinpursuit

I seem to be jumping around from organizing project to organizing project. Data entry. Sorting. Labeling. Researching. Both leaves are pulled out on my work table. My color markers all spread out too, for mind-mapping. I want to get things … Continue reading →

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