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A Poem from Linda Hogan

The Way In Sometimes the way to milk and honey is through the body. Sometimes the way in is a song. But there are three ways in the world: dangerous, wounding, and beauty. To enter stone, be water. To rise … Continue reading

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STORY/NATURE/SPIRIT NOVEMBER SCHEDULE

SNS writing groups meet at 1315 Luana Street at 7 pm Tea served on Grandma’s china. Treats welcome! RSVP! 505-699-4747 SCHEDULE November 1, 2011    No SNS November 8, 2011 7 pm    SNS: 4-minute Film on India’s Living Bridges. Discuss & … Continue reading

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Another Trail Writer’s Guide Review

Here’s an excerpt from an October 2010 review from Gregory J. Saunders, author ZAHIR, at http://www.readingnewmexico.com/For-Writers.html: “Nature. Have you wandered a forest, trekked a desert or boated a lake, driven through scenery that left you breathless? Would you love to … Continue reading

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For Story/Nature/Spirit Writers

This is a photograph of one of the living root bridges of CHERAPUNJEE, INDIA. This is my visual metaphor to convey the luring journey of of the ecological writer: to cross the living bridge to the wild. There we attend … Continue reading

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Box Canyon #1: Karen Kerschen

The Santa Fe Women’s Hiking Group ventured up Box Canyon at Ghost Ranch Saturday November 6 for a Trail Writer’s Hike on the theme of Poems at Your Feet. I facilitated their engagement with the extraordinary red rolling hills and … Continue reading

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“To bear witness is not a passive act”

I just read an article by Terry Tempest Williams about the Gulf Coast in Orion. The disaster is not over. The devastation to humans and nonhumans is nearly apocalyptic. The heartbreak is beyond anything I have experienced, except in fiction … Continue reading

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Exercise as writing practice

Last week I attended the first salon of the Albuquerque Writers Coop sponsored by Lisa Lenard Cook and Lynn Miller. The four panelists talked about their busy writing lives that include journal editorial work, columns, and personal writing–both fiction and … Continue reading

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