No Quiet Water
Background image courtesy of Pixabay Mrs. Kamada and I met several years ago at a writing retreat in Seattle, both of us finding our way...
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Samantha St. Claire
Apr 8, 202015 min
People Fall in Love Even in Seasons of Uncertainty
Our experiences this season are varied. How we respond or react is dependent on variables ranging from personal temperament to physical
Samantha St. Claire
Feb 7, 20202 min
Discovering John Ruskin
It was criminal of me as an art history teacher to have neglected exposing my young students to the brilliance of John Ruskin. I...
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Jun 25, 20182 min
Hiking the High Sawtooth Trails
This is Sawtooth country and home to Lena and Evan, the fictional couple of two of my stories, Comes The Winter and Redeeming Lies....
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May 29, 20182 min
Writing: Metaphor or Simile
"When we read, we start at the beginning and read until we reach the end. When we write, we start in the middle and fight our way out."...
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Apr 9, 20182 min
"Forsaken Trail" MK McClintock Interview
Today, I'm joined by MK McClintock, award-winning author of historical fiction, and the imaginative force responsible for the origin of...
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Mar 27, 20182 min
Wonderfear
As I’m preparing, researching, and generally agonizing about this new writing project, I’ve been spending time in the natural world. For...
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Mar 8, 20182 min
Quiet Places
Once I thought that a quiet place to collect one’s thoughts and recharge lost energy was, in fact, quiet. A recent trip to the seaside...
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Mar 3, 20182 min
Practice Positive Perspectives
It’s like an under-worked muscle. Many of us are born with it well-developed. As children we meet the world with eyes of wonder and...
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