That a large number of Americans should disagree with the abortion laws in this country and wish to see them changed–that I can understand. That there are Americans who would feel that killing Dr. George Tiller, MD, is justifiable is a real stretch.
Topics: conversation

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What is the modern folk tale? I don’t know. But I would love for you to teach me.You’ve heard the old saw, “Everybody has a story to tell.” I think there’s more to it than that. Folk tales have something to offer people can listen to a tale and.
Topics: Arthur Rackham, conversation, hard luck stories, internet promotion, Jack and the Beanstalk, modern folk tales, stories of redemption

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I was not particularly happy with my last poetry exercise. Partly because I adapted someone else’s writing exercise (even with attribution) and because I’ve had no responses regarding that blog. Disappointment filled my heart. : (   Where are the...
Topics: Chinese painting, Duluth as exotic, Han Gan, poem, poetry, Tang Dynasty, write a 13 line poem, writing exercise, writing form

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I wrote a blog that I thought was merely an exercise in simian self-flagellation. Yet, it got one of the best responses of anything else I’ve written. The nice thing about doing a blog and avoiding payment in exchange for doing it is that I have no...
Topics: Billy Collins, formatting problems on Wordpress, heron, image of Shangguan Wan'er, Tang Dynasty, U2 appreciation, writing

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I am floored right now. I am impressed and humbled by the graciousness of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as she, tonight, helps to heal the rifts in the Democratic Party.I am listening to her right now as she is hitting just the right tone. She is not...
Topics: conversation, Democratic National Convention, healing the Democratic Party, Hillary, Obama

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