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Ree-Writes #28: Patches
Ree-flections The words are made of molasses at the moment. Is there a cause? A solution? Time is probably my big one. Thinking time, too little writing time, too much overthinking time. I’m not good at writing in tiny patches, but, as LittleOne says (lessons from school), “you get what you get, you don’t get…
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Ree-Writes #27: Flows
Writing & Creativity Cool Finds Read about how a German publisher was inserting ads about soup into their authors’ books (to offset their acquisition costs). Yes, really. Here is a list of wonderful words without an English equivalent. Some of them are really lovely – have a look for ‘tsundoku’ and ‘mudita’. Out-of-copyright books sometimes…
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Lake, Light, Lost: A Photo Essay
Take a walk around a local lake at dusk. Some evenings, the water is mirror-still. The wind breathes softly. The moon might spill a drop of moonlight. There are reflective moments and moments to reflect. The trees might look up. Or they might look down. You might find Rorschach conversations with a slip of a…
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Ree-Writes Note: Pause / Breathe
Dear Friends, This is a quick note to let you know that my Ree-Writes newsletter and my Snapshot Stories project are paused / taking time to breathe. There are many real-life, heart-things going on in my world at the moment, and these are where my energies are. Down the track, I’ll look for fresh balance…
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Climbing the Stone Wall (Snapshot Stories 26)
They stared up at their portion of stone wall. In the hesitant light of the quarter moon, they could see some of the stones were as wide as their outstretched arms. There were bright flowers of deep pink which bloomed everywhere. Some were as large as their heads, others were tiny enough to perch on…
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Ree-Writes #24: A Year On
Ree-flections Hello! Well, this issue has slipped into being two weeks late. But, as this is around the time of Ree-Writes‘ first birthday, all things considered, the timing has been unintentional but fortuitous. In-between issues, there have been birthdays and work things and sickness and first-ever school excursions among other things. Alongside this, my creeativity…