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En vacances? Not really

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Bill Wren

The other day I came upon some writing I did quite a while ago. By “a while” I mean fifteen to twenty years ago. Amid all that writing I found a series of stories I wrote. I had put them … Continue reading →

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Facing the stairs

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Bill Wren

This post doesn’t have any tips or suggestions that will help you to solve problems or engage your creative side. It’s really just an observation. It’s about something everyone will inevitably encounter in their life: the daunting stairs you’ll have … Continue reading →

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The real road trip

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Bill Wren

An interesting post led to an even more interesting discussion. On Thoughtwrestling, Rebecca posted “Zen and the Road Trip Book,” her take on Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM), a book from 1974 that has lingered … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain explains stories and social media

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Bill Wren

I decided to write a post titled, “How to write a story.” However, a quick Google search showed that Mark Twain had beaten me to it. How wonderful is that? He has a piece titled, “How to tell a story” … Continue reading →

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Publish and flourish: cause and effect

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Bill Wren

The final lesson I take from the story of Scheherazade’s telling of The One Thousand and One Nights is that you can change the dictum “publish or perish” to “publish and flourish.” As John Barth points out in Getting Oriented, … Continue reading →

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