Art of the Week: Monet’s Garden
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Artist: Fran Hall, Marin County Golden Gate Branch Medium: Oil on canvas Title: Monet’s Garden For the last 25 years Fran has lived and painted in Spain, Italy, France and ... Read more
A Pen Woman in the Right Place
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The National League of American Pen Women was the subject of an interview with President Virginia Franklin Campbell, featured in the latest issue of The Write Place at the Write Time, ... Read more
Creative Inspirational Wisdom: Six Steps for Dealing with Rejections
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This week, Publications Chair Kathleen Powers-Vermaelen touches on a subject we’re all painfully familiar with — and one that inevitably comes with being a creative woman. The worst rejection letter I ever ... Read more
Poem of the Week: Rain Dance
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Shelly Reed Thieman Letters Member, Treasurer – Des Moines Branch In mud nest threatened by black conclave of clouds, a tiny robin opens its throat for the reception of ... Read more
Creative Inspirational Wisdom: The Written Words of Women
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This week, Connie Spittler encourages women to crack open their worlds—on paper. The poet Muriel Rukeyser asked, “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?” ... Read more
It’s A Creative Business: Expressive Writing—A Foundation for Business Success
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This week, Ronni Miller discusses the merits of expressive writing as a business tool. You don’t have to be a writer to express yourself through the medium of expressive ... Read more
Poem of the Week: Nourishing You
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Patricia A. Oplinger Member-at-Large from Cherokee Village, AR I wish I could take language and pour it into a bowl of warm, encouraging thoughts I would splash soothing ... Read more
It’s A Creative Business: To Freelance or Not to Freelance? ‘Tis Not an Easy Answer…
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This week, Rodika Tollefson weighs the pros and cons of a freelancing career. Ahh, the freelance life. Have you been dreaming of being your own boss, working in your ... Read more
Creative Inspirational Wisdom: What is Creativity?
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This week, Dr. Patricia Daly-Lipe asks the question and ruminates on an answer. What is creativity? To find out, we can pursue two avenues. On the one hand, we ... Read more
Poem of the Week: Give Them a Brake
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Barb Whitmarsh Bayou City II, TX Branch It’s time again For the Red Neck Sliders Certainly not known To be traffic law abiders They’re on the roadways Quiet as ... Read more