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Back Home, and Back to Work

Posted by Joanne Huspek

It was warm enough to take off my shoes It was an interesting two weeks away from home. First, a long weekend with the San Francisco Writers Conference, this year being held at the Hyatt Regency near the Embarcadero and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, We Read

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This is the Duchess of Hayes. She cannot read, but she sleeps under my right armpit when I do. This weekend I took a brief rest from my endeavors of slapping together my chap book (poetry, flash, and tiny essays). … Continue reading →

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Life Beyond Black and White – Write Thoughts

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We live in times where choices are made in black and white. If you’re not a Democrat, you’re a Republican. If you question global warming, you must be a gas guzzling denier. If you love God and believe in him, … Continue reading →

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Sometimes a Writer Has to Live

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Wow, this has been some year. Sickness, death, destruction. Problems, big and small. Sometimes I feel like I’m my own firehouse. I’m putting out fires left and right. I’m rescuing cats out of trees and running my own EMS station, … Continue reading →

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Writing Class: What I Learned From Michelle Richmond

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Recently I took an eight-week online master writing class with Michelle Richmond. You know her. Author of The Year In Fog. And other wonderful works. I am a HUGE proponent of taking classes. I’ve been known to take music classes … Continue reading →

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Busy, Business, Busy-ness

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I haven’t really fallen off a turnip truck and am suffering from amnesia, but we can always pretend. It’s just that I’ve been majorly overwhelmed. Pulled in too many directions all at once. Which makes me feel rushed. Which makes … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Writers Conference Wrap Up

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This year’s San Francisco Writers Conference has had to have been the best one ever! I know, I know. So how bad could it be? It’s in San Francisco, my favorite place on the planet, full of things to do … Continue reading →

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