I read and view blogs – poetry, prose, and other art. Print books and poetry journals as well. And I cook simple meals and watch the seasons from the kitchen window. I create new posts and write new poems. Music – many things add beauty to my days. Thank you.

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Daily Prompt: January 18, 2023

January 18, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

Where can you reduce clutter in your life?
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new space
on a few shelves
donated books

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Reflection and Revision

January 9, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

What could you do differently?
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I have taught writing and read many books about creativity and writing. There is encouragement to try, practice your craft, grow, make changes as needed.

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“What are your biggest challenges?”

January 3, 2023 Ellen Grace Olinger

What are your biggest challenges?
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One challenge these days is organizing my creative work. Blogs work so well for this goal. When I reprint a poem, or if a new poem from my blogs is published again in a journal or book, I note the references and credits in a post or page. This is a work-in-progess, and I like that I can update posts.

Over time, a lot of good work can grow, one post at a time. Then the challenge is to review here and there. You may have written a haiku sequence, a chapbook, short stories, some poems for notecards or a collage, or a poem for a bulletin board to encourage others.

Hopefully, I grow as a writer here, and can also review my work and see how I can write a poem a little better. Wonderful to try new ideas.

This Page is an example of how work can be organized: Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthologies (my haiku 2013 – 2022).

Thank you and blessings for your creative work!