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Articles for category: CREATIVE WRITING
How to Make Homemade Baby Bibs
Letting children feed themselves and make a big mess is part of the fun of learning to enjoy food and to be independent. But what a mess it can be! On a recent shopping trip I went to buy some baby bibs to have at grandma’s house for our granddaughters and couldn’t find a single ...
T.S. Eliot: The Modern Poet
Even if you have never read a poem by T.S. Eliot you will have read something influenced by him. He is perhaps the most influential poet of the last century. The innovations that Elliot brought to poetry caused a dramatic change to virtually every art form. This includes novels, films, and poetry. T.S. Eliot worked ...
Margaret Atwood: A Novelist with Perspective
When I first read The Handmaids Tale in 1987 I didn’t know who Margaret Atwood was or that the novel was already two years old. I thought I’d just discovered the most amazing new book by some woman I hoped would write more stories. At twenty-seven years old I just was just awakening to some ...
Summer – Haiku Poem
Relaxing at the beach. While drinking Lemonade. Dying from the smoldering heat. My first Haiku Poem!
Poetic Forms: The Villanelle
A villanelle is a type of formal poetry. While the word villanelle is French, it is derived from the Italian word, villanella. A villanella was a rustic, Italian dance enjoyed in the 16th century. This style of poetry had its debut in 16th century France, and has been employed by many famous poets since that ...
Three Stooges a Real YUK YUK YUK Fest
I had some free time yesterday and because polo practice was called off, the art museum was closed and The Club was being renovated, I did what any other sophisticated male would do in my tasseled loafers. I dragged, my son, that little Philistine, off for some culture. Yes, we went to The Three ...
35 Bible Verses About Hope
Important Note: Before reading these Bible verses, it is my hope, first and foremost, that we remember that the Bible wasn’t written to us, but for us. That said, we ought to approach the Bible as something much more than a personal book to help ‘get us through the day’ or ‘feel better’. I say ...
So You’re Irish — Lace-Curtain or Shanty?
As we prepare to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (the day commemorating “all things Irish” and the date of the saint’s death, not his birth, mind you), it might be interesting to lay claim to your proper state of Irish class. Yes, class-consciousness is an old part of Irish history. Why, St. Patrick himself started off ...
Ancient Aliens, or How Stone Temple Pilots Got Their Name
I think the “Ancient Aliens” show on the History Channel explains the whole Mayan calendar thing. The aliens that were here sharing their technology had to leave for some reason and told the Mayans: “Don’t worry, we’ll be right back! Just take the calendar out to 2012 and we’ll be back to help you finish ...
