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The myth of 1,000 blog followers

Yes, dear readers, it’s been an auspicious day.  This very blog–Lake Superior Spirit–hath reached the lofty goal of 1,000 followers!  Why, this  happened just after lunch.  I’ve been watching with one lazy eye as the numbers soared during recent weeks. … Continue reading

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Roots of the dead

Beneath the graves of our loved ones roots funnel down, down to an underworld alive with memories, alive with possibility that perhaps–do you think maybe perhaps?–the dearly departed can never, ever, ever leave our embracing hearts, our fond recall, our … Continue reading

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It’s aubergine for the wedding, by goodness!

I awoke around 3 a.m.-ish and began writing a stream-of-consciousness blog in my mind. “Be quiet,” I hissed to my errant blogger self and rolled over sixteen times. The middle-of-the-night blogger continued to offer suggestions. “There is nothing to say!” … Continue reading

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Dear Secret Diary

Dear, dearest diary, I am sorry I have not written in your lined paper pages for such a long time.  I am so sorry to have deserted you for this new-fangled writing instrument called a “blog”.  (I know you are … Continue reading

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Ladies & Gentlemen, dear readers, Sadly I must decline…

I have been meaning to write this post for many moons. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been clear how to proceed. (It isn’t any clearer right now, but I figure if I start typing something might arise.) Several wonderful inspiring bloggers in … Continue reading

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“And I thought you were JUST a housewife from Michigan!”

OK, OK, you gleaned the truth from that title, didn’t you? There is a tiny part of me–just a tiny part–that still, after all these years, feels insignificant.  As a creative blogger, I am still trying to soothe the indignant … Continue reading

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When creativity sits down to write a blog.

Sometimes creativity proves challenging. Which way will you let it express itself? There are so many ways in which creativity could, for example, write this blog. Creativity could write a story from a Goose Point of View.  The geese in … Continue reading

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ATTENTION FELLOW BLOGGERS!

Fellow bloggers!  Stop what you’re doing!  Pry your fingers off the keyboard!  Quit thinking about what you’re going to say next!   (clearing throat)  Thank you.   It just hit me like a bolt of lightning this morning.  We bloggers have to … Continue reading

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The secret lives of bloggers

So you think you know about your blogger friends, do you?  You think you know about what makes them tick.  What they like.  What they don’t like.  How they act.  How they don’t act.  We read our blogging buddies day … Continue reading

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