Tag Archives: Atlanta Writers Club

OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT OUR CHILDREN…

Posted on June 9, 2015 by georgialeesays

Call me Saint Francis of Suburbia. My back yard is an official Natural Habitat. It’s easy. Go online, check off: Feeders, Water, Trees, and the like, pay $25 (yard flag) up to $100-plus (a bronze plaque) I went with the … Continue reading →

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HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND EMBRACE BEING ALONE (even on your birthday)

Posted on April 14, 2015 by georgialeesays

“Since I gave up all hope, I feel so much better” – anonymous I write this on my 61st birthday. I chose to be alone, and fled to the wilderness. Rather than dancing at a drunken Bacchanal or a romantic … Continue reading →

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BRIEF CANDLES – AN HOUR ONSTAGE

Posted on March 8, 2015 by georgialeesays

At the end of life, the very old shrink into child-size imitations of the towering adults their children knew. Not my parents, I would have thought as a child, if I’d ever imagined such a thing. Not my parents. Those … Continue reading →

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Dreaming in Color

Posted on February 23, 2015 by georgialeesays

I dreamed that all was yellow inside their windows a pale meringue light beamed in summer kitchens morning, forever, morning Girls in sweet sun-frocks twirled lemon-laced skirts for buttoned-up, tucked-in boys The sweet-acid taste of first loves hover above, yet … Continue reading →

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BECOME A MASTER OF YOGA JARGONASANA (A)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by georgialeesays

YOGA JARGONASANA – Talk the Talk. Free the mind. Leave the ass behind. * No need to consult your doctor to begin this practice. * Simply memorize the phrasing and amaze your friends! * Cliche’s in bold for easy reference* … Continue reading →

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Spinning Straw into Gold in the “Christ-haunted” South

Posted on December 30, 2014 by georgialeesays

As the unofficial official blogger for the Atlanta Writers Club, my first post was a delight – writing about Kimberly Brock, author of “The River Witch” winner of the Georgia Author of the Year in 2014 by the Georgia Writers … Continue reading →

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READERS’ RAMP-UP CHALLENGE – WHO WILL JOIN ME IN READING THESE TOP 100 BOOKS IN 2015?

Posted on December 5, 2014 by georgialeesays

Dear Friends, Are you, as I am, reading less these days? In my youth, I read everything. And I mean hard cover books, full price – dozens a year. Maybe 1,000 total! I’m ashamed to say that this year, if … Continue reading →

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HOW TO BE A FAMOUS WRITER – AT THE ATLANTA WRITERS CONFERENCE

Posted on October 25, 2014 by georgialeesays

At The Atlanta Writers Conference, strife, confusion and downright frustration were recurring themes that apply not only to writers, but also to human beings, even the seemingly normal ones. “When do I get off this merry-go-round?” said one attendee … Continue reading →

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CURTAIN CALL – THE NEW FOUNTAIN THEATER

Posted on October 10, 2014 by georgialeesays

The full moon pulls me outside and I rise or fall, like the obedient tide. Each full moon has a name, you know. October is either Hunters or Harvest. I don’t feel like looking it up, but I’m going with … Continue reading →

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RUNNING WITH AUGUSTEN PART 2

Posted on April 23, 2014 by georgialeesays

AUGUSTEN REDUX The typically unabashed Augusten Burroughs refused a photo op while demonstrating sit-ups on the bare floor of the kitchen at a formal event Saturday night. “This is for people with back issues,” he instructed Valerie Connors, president of the … Continue reading →