Passions

Infinite Beginnings and Endings

by Brenda on December 20, 2011

Every minute of each day sees the start and stop of something—teeny-tiny or mega ginormous—in our lives. We might start a new book, reach the end of one, start a new love affair, or take an old one to a new place. We begin anew at the inhale and end at the exhale. We might [...]

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I Don’t Want To Be My Mother, Damn It!

by Brenda on October 3, 2011

What makes a woman reinventing herself? My third in a series of interviews with Oprah, who is real, but the conversation isn't.  It's me talking to me on virtual paper and sharing with you. “Oprah, welcome to my virtual home, again. I confess I was surprised to hear from your producer this morning.  Of course, [...]

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What I Know About Writing

by Brenda on June 20, 2011

  I was asked to tell what I know about writing.  I carried the idea around tucked inside of me, like lint at the bottom of my purse. I figured I needed to reply in a lofty writerly voice so I'd be taken seriously, but when my fingers and heart connected with the keyboard that's not [...]

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The Daily Rite

by Brenda on June 17, 2011

I started the day with a plan, the plan, the ultimate objective, which was to go through my list of writing to-dos that grows like the dust bunny commune under my bed and in the darkest corners of the house where few dare to venture.     I am not a planner by any stretch of [...]

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Finding Your Blogger Voice

by Brenda on June 7, 2011

I’ve recently started to blog.  How hard could it be, writing is writing is writing, right?  For the most part, I think yes, writing is writing.  What makes blogging different is there isn’t a submission process, waiting and praying for acceptance, or howling in agony if a rejection letter is received.  Nor does a writer [...]

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