For Christmas, my husband surprised me with an AlphaSmart 3000; basically a typewriter with memory~ He got it used (included a USB cable to download work to a printer or computer) on Ebay- for $29.00 . Suffice it to say, writing is more prolific when there are no internet distractions with all those articles, Facebook scrollings, and […]
For writers, I believe that facebooking vs. blogging is equivalent to fish guts vs. steak. In more ancient times, fish innards such as Garum, and liquamen were considered delicious as condiments and soup flavorings. (A surviving fragment of Plato Comicus speaks of “putrid garum” when Martial congratulates a friend on keeping up amorous advances to a girl who had […]
Many have declared that it is better NOT to outline. Thereby, the story carries itself. The writer ‘feels’ their way through to the end… Others have said that an Outline is best as therefore the story is organized and does NOT take off in directions that may lead to nowhere. I’m currently working on a novel. Definitely […]
“I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room & read a good book.” – Groucho Marx
Never covered in winter Never watered But for the whims of chance clouds Never fed But by the searchings of desperate roots No cultured rose is this And yet And yes This one is exquisite Let us bring it To our gardens Giving color Where before was only cultured foliage We will find a place […]
You know you’re onto something when the novel keeps writing itself, its scenes, and developing its own story while you’re walking, washing dishes, driving and doing other things… The trick is, to get those words down so that they aren’t forgotten and lost to oblivion. My story has been a long time in the making. I’ve […]
A long time ago I opened my heart up to a priest of the Lord about how stressed I was in my life, about how, even though I tried to follow God and goodness, that I had no peace. He told me, “Michele, when you truly become a woman of prayer, all your dreams of […]
Years ago I came upon a show where Mr. Roger, of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, was being pranked. It was one of those hidden camera pranks they sometimes do on celebrities. Apparently Mr. Rogers had reserved a hotel room during some travels. So the show’s crews put a hidden camera there to catch his reaction. The […]
Leave the growling dog/ You see the world dark, see light/ Number all that’s good/ Michele Marie
Close your eyes and see The singular life that’s yours~ Smile in wonderment… Michele Marie
Michele Marie's Poetry By The Fireside... 
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