Quoted in the Grove:
Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company.
~George Gordon Byron
Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.
~Jules Renard
… and writing is, in the end, that oddest of anomalies: an intimate letter to a stranger.
~Pico Iyer
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Posted from the Grove:
There were no writing exercises for Thur’s Halloween party. Topics and ideas filled the evening like one long unbroken inspiration instead. The evening fairly crackled with energy and potential
The party started in low gear @Writers in Residence, Wordgrove’s clubhouse, then picked up speed and kicked into overdrive at ReenRen’s Cannery party. (So many different costumes! Auctions! Who knew?) Greymane’s donation of a Halloween buggy (sweet, black and stealthy) for raffle generated the highest spike in blood pressure for the night
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A surprising number of people reported being unable to escape the collector’s bottle at the entrance to this editor’s Boo Who Halloween house @Cannery Row 298. It was designed to be a fun, visually entertaining visit. Anyone wishing to try again, the secret to escape: Look for an Action Circle and a place to Sit. Show pazs around the Writers in Residence clubhouse will remain up until late Sun evening
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High on a bluff overlooking the smoke and fiery chaos of Tabu stands a fortress. This most secret of places belongs to Jessalee, denizen, historian and patron-protector of the scorched wilderness below. High drama. Such was the setting for Jessa’s preview party Fri night for her book, No Longer Spoken. Tho not a formal release, this was the chance for WG Nutters to sign on and enjoy her book. Included were readings on characters in her book who are based roughly on members of old Wordgrove. Some old avies are bound for a surprise. A tour of other sites used in her book was Jessa’s final gift for the night. Please contact Jessalee for your preview copy
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A four word reminder: NaNoWriMo
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Prewritten for Thurs (11.07) 6 pm PT/9 ET is: monkey, pillow
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@Writers Platform
Glass Table:
~Greymane:
Comic Symphony
Feeling disgruntled, bored and peevish, the king orders up entertainment; his cast of four (minstrel, jester, mime & juggler) all fail miserably, until … the priceless punch line still brings a royal smile
Black Hole
Black is a void and the color of night, a rainbow is promise and the color of light; mea culpas break out with the grey of dawn, the color of darkness when mixed with Hope, the human instinct whose color is white
~Jessalee: 10% off Auctions for WGers
Title says it all
~Piffin: Spooky Adventure
A link to the start of Piffin’s H. P. Lovecraft Tour (the quest for Cthulhu) can be found here, or check outside The Piffstop on Cannery Row. Recommended for those with a taste for the dark side and spectacular staging. Piffin’s show will be playing all week. She recommends the house veal
On a related note, the Post & Review is delighted to report that Piffin’s poems, The Woman You Need, and, sunday afternoon, have been accepted for publication in Sinister Wisdom, a literary journal. For those of us who know her in Wordgrove, Piffin writes here under the pen name, E. Manning-Pogé. For more information: http://sinisterwisdom.org/SW90
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Prewritten: Prewritten: Nick Brandt’s Petrified Flamingo – Tanzania
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~Greymane: Flamingo
With life and breath and flight gone, the calcified beauty left behind by death
~BarTalk: flamingo / Flaming O
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Impromptu: None assigned
The whole of Thur’s Halloween party was spontaneous and impromptu. The zoo of costumes and inspired lunacy beggars description, but we should try
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