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And So The Seasons Turn

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Garden Update: We’ve had a long summer, an incredibly mild fall (seemed like summer-lite), but of course, pleasantness rarely lasts forever. We’ve had our eyes on the weather since mid-October, when we usually get a first hard frost. Not this … Continue reading →

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There’s a Reason for My Silence…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

The jumping off point, yes/no? I could blame it on any number of things. Old age? Yes, I’m old and I’m not getting any younger… Work issues? When you own your work and the business climate is as tempestuous as … Continue reading →

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Out of the Hole

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This is a prairie dog hole, in case you’re wondering. Big enough to swallow a chihuahua. For anyone who cares (and that might be a number limited to the fingers on one hand), no, I haven’t died. I’m not sick, … Continue reading →

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Writing Without Time

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This morning, I did a little clean up on my mother’s grave. See that little juniper tree to the right? We planted it about twenty years ago, the intention was to keep it to bonsai size as a tribute to … Continue reading →

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Writing is a Struggle, Get Used to It

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Sit down and stay awhile. The title of this post may sound harsh and unfeeling. I’m not beating up my fellow writers, I’m just stating the facts. Just like living, writing (or creating any sort of art or endeavor) is … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of A Writer’s Block…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

…or Why I Don’t Write The blank page, dammit. If there is anything more distressing to a writer, it’s the occasional so-called ‘writers block.’ After all, we as artists are hard-wired to create. Some of us create using physical materials; … Continue reading →

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Sometimes a Writer Has to Live

Posted by Joanne Huspek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPePasexF9w 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 … Continue reading →

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