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Posts by Straw Dog Writers Guild
February 3, 2013
as Literary Heat on a Cold New England Eve: Quotes to Spark Your Muse Beauty is not loveliness, grace, or pleasurable sights, though any of those might certainly be Read More
January 21, 2013
as From a writer who does not do blogs… as As someone new to writing, I can’t imagine a better place to live than western Massachusetts. You can’t walk two Read More
January 1, 2013
Happy New Year to all! As you think about how you want to change the world in 2013, consider the connection between art and your purse. — Missy Wick as Read More
December 27, 2012
To celebrate the first six months of Writers Night Out, we asked guest reader Beth Filson if we could share the piece she read at our December gathering. Beth graciously Read More
December 12, 2013
In Praise of Writing Communitiesas Guest Blogger: Ellen Meeropol I’ve been thinking about how we writers spend our time. When we’re not writing, that is. Of course, there are all Read More
November 25, 2012
The Necessity of Summer Words Near Winter (a.k.a. another reason to write) Guest Blogger: Missy Wick, Straw Dog Founding Member as November in Northampton, MA 2012 Each day the sun Read More
November 8, 2012
Why I Write, Sometimes…. Guest Blogger: Missy Wick, Straw Dog Founding Member as I grew up in the wake of the Holocaust. The walls of my friend’s split-level homes were covered Read More
October 18, 2012
as Comments on the Writing Life … Part 3 Making life a little bit better, a little more often Guest Blogger: Kathy Dunn, Straw Dog Founding Member as In the Read More
October 4, 2012
as Comments on the Writing Life … Part 2 Practicing Trust Guest Blogger: Kathy Dunn, Straw Dog Founding Member as This is Part 2 of a Three-Part posting on the Read More