World Relious Symbols When I was young—between the ages of 6 & 17—I was adopted by and raised by a fundamentalist Baptist family. By the time I was 17, though, not only was I rebelling against my parents, I was literally choking on religion. My father, Kenneth Walters, never seemed to take his faith seriously,…
Get Your Style On! Style! Anytime style is the subject of discussion in writing groups, inevitably the question arises: whose style do you emulate? The answer can be tricky, since most writers read hundreds of books, by hundreds of authors, and somewhere in the mix, their individual style starts emerging. My own style usually hovers…
Writing: Fast or Slow? When the question of whether to write fast or slow arises, it often becomes a matter of the kind of content one is writing. There are two options for writers: 1) get it down while it’s fresh in your mind; 2) Develop the idea in a slow and methodical way. Both…
What, you may ask, is intuitive writing? If you’re at all in touch with your own feelings, you already know what intuition feels like. You get this inner voice whispering to you sometimes, about the things happening to or around you. Then comes another feeling. One of doubt and fear. Is what I’m being told…
Billie & Banjo For the longest time, I never gave thought to the idea that animals have personality. Distinct personality at that. My two girls, Billie (L), and Banjo (R), have been teaching me different. And, oh, what a wonderful lesson it has been.Banjo is an “inside cat,” spending her time inside where she can…
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