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 One of the problems I have with writing action is the amount of detail needed to depict what is happening in a scene. This is possibly why I&#39;m not a fiction writer. Planting an image in someone&#3...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Action/Adventure</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8345-Freeze-Action--Image-Prompts.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'cinnamonfringe', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF', '100719451', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'cinnamonfringe', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'cinnamonfringe', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF', '100719451', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: cinnamonfringe
Member Since: July 6th, 2009
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;cursor:pointer;" >Cinn</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/cinnamonfringe','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/cinnamonfringe" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'cinnamonfringe', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'July 6, 2009', '', '', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8345-Freeze-Action--Image-Prompts.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 One of the problems I have with writing action is the amount of detail needed to depict what is happening in a scene. This is possibly why I&#39;m not a fiction writer. Planting an image in someone&#3...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Freeze! Action & Image Prompts</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8345-Freeze-Action--Image-Prompts.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 One of the problems I have with writing action is the amount of detail needed to depict what is happening in a scene. This is possibly why I&#39;m not a fiction writer. Planting an image in someone&#3...

 [Click To Read More]">Implied Action - Finding a story in a single freeze frame.</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8345-Freeze-Action--Image-Prompts.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 One of the problems I have with writing action is the amount of detail needed to depict what is happening in a scene. This is possibly why I&#39;m not a fiction writer. Planting an image in someone&#3...

 [Click To Read More]">Can you find the implied action?</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#8353:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8353-Humor---A-Part-of-Life.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The average person laughs about thirteen times in a single day. So how can we use the laughs in our own life and write so it comes across as funny? When writing comedy, a lot of writers are afraid to ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Comedy</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8353-Humor---A-Part-of-Life.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF', '100487062', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'memories', '', '', '', '60', '', 'OFF', '100487062', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: memories
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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Lornda</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/memories','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/memories" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'memories', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'February 22, 2007', '', '', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8353-Humor---A-Part-of-Life.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The average person laughs about thirteen times in a single day. So how can we use the laughs in our own life and write so it comes across as funny? When writing comedy, a lot of writers are afraid to ...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">Humor - A Part of Life</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8353-Humor---A-Part-of-Life.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The average person laughs about thirteen times in a single day. So how can we use the laughs in our own life and write so it comes across as funny? When writing comedy, a lot of writers are afraid to ...

 [Click To Read More]">By drawing on the humor in your life, you can have success in writing comedy.</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8353-Humor---A-Part-of-Life.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 The average person laughs about thirteen times in a single day. So how can we use the laughs in our own life and write so it comes across as funny? When writing comedy, a lot of writers are afraid to ...

 [Click To Read More]">Do you think you&#39;re not funny enough to write humor? Think again.</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#8350:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8350-Schools-Out.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Now that it&#39;s summer in most parts of the world a lot of people take advantage of it. No one wants to sit at home doing nothing. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather is one of the perks this ...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Contests & Activities</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8350-Schools-Out.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF', '100393397', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF', '100393397', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: geja8856
Member Since: March 2nd, 2006
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Gaby</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/geja8856','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/geja8856" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'geja8856', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'March 2, 2006', '', 'snowman', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8350-Schools-Out.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Now that it&#39;s summer in most parts of the world a lot of people take advantage of it. No one wants to sit at home doing nothing. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather is one of the perks this ...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">School&#39;s Out!</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8350-Schools-Out.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Now that it&#39;s summer in most parts of the world a lot of people take advantage of it. No one wants to sit at home doing nothing. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather is one of the perks this ...

 [Click To Read More]">We tend to slack off when it comes to our writing during the summer months but that&#39;s not necessarily a bad thing.</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8350-Schools-Out.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Now that it&#39;s summer in most parts of the world a lot of people take advantage of it. No one wants to sit at home doing nothing. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather is one of the perks this ...

 [Click To Read More]">Are you using your summer time wisely?</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#8348:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8348-On-A-Binge.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 There are days, weeks, sometimes even months where I don&#39;t look at a book, let alone grab one to read it. The dry spells and the lack of words don&#39;t help the inspiration, but most days I think...

 [Click To Read More]"><big>Drama</big></a> &nbsp;<a tabindex="-1" title="New Window"  href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8348-On-A-Binge.html"  target="_blank"  aria-hidden="true"><img class="nwl" loading="lazy" src="/nw.gif" height=12 width=12 border=0 alt="Open in new Window."></a></td><td class="norm"  style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;" align=left><div align=left> <small>by</small> <span class="noselect subTrigger" style="cursor:pointer;"  onContextMenu="hideMine('uPort_opts');uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF', '100393397', 'add');  hide_uport (); this.shown=1; return false; " onClick="if (lastClickElement != this || $('#uPort_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_rt_opts'); uport_ajax_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false;  } else if ($('#uPort_rt_opts').css('display') == 'none') { lastClickElement = this; hideMine('uPort_opts'); uport_ajax_rt_opts (event, this, 'geja8856', '', '', 'snowman', '60', '', 'OFF', '100393397', 'add'); hide_uport (); this.shown=1; event.stopPropagation(); return false; } "><a title="Username: geja8856
Member Since: March 2nd, 2006
Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Gaby</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/geja8856','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/geja8856" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'geja8856', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'March 2, 2006', '', 'snowman', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8348-On-A-Binge.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 There are days, weeks, sometimes even months where I don&#39;t look at a book, let alone grab one to read it. The dry spells and the lack of words don&#39;t help the inspiration, but most days I think...

 [Click To Read More]"><span style="font-size:larger;">On A Binge</span></a><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8348-On-A-Binge.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 There are days, weeks, sometimes even months where I don&#39;t look at a book, let alone grab one to read it. The dry spells and the lack of words don&#39;t help the inspiration, but most days I think...

 [Click To Read More]">Certain books hook us to the point of not having enough. What&#39;s the deal?</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8348-On-A-Binge.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 There are days, weeks, sometimes even months where I don&#39;t look at a book, let alone grab one to read it. The dry spells and the lack of words don&#39;t help the inspiration, but most days I think...

 [Click To Read More]">How much do you read? Daily, monthly?</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4><img src="/trans.gif" height=10></td></tr><tr style="" ><td class="norm" style="padding:30px 0px 0px 0px;;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><small>#8355:</small></td><td class="norm" valign=bottom style="padding:10px 10px 0px 5px;border-top:3px solid #cccccc;"><a class="blue2roll" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8355-Gender-Identity-in-Speculative-Fiction.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Speculative fiction has many freedoms for exploration. Whether it&#39;s through the world, the plot or the variety of characters, the use of the other worlds can create a great backboard for exploring...

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That man I saw in Gardner Street...

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 Memory Of My Father 
by Patrick Kavanagh

Every old man I see
Reminds me of my father
When he had fallen in love with death
One time when sheaves were gathered.
That man I saw in Gardner Street...

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 Memory Of My Father 
by Patrick Kavanagh

Every old man I see
Reminds me of my father
When he had fallen in love with death
One time when sheaves were gathered.
That man I saw in Gardner Street...

 [Click To Read More]">The life and poetry of Patrick Kavanagh</a></div><div style="padding-top:15px;"><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;font-weight:normal;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8351-Patrick-Kavanagh.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

 Memory Of My Father 
by Patrick Kavanagh

Every old man I see
Reminds me of my father
When he had fallen in love with death
One time when sheaves were gathered.
That man I saw in Gardner Street...

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >StephBee</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/sgcardin','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/sgcardin" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'sgcardin', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'April 4, 2005', '', 'cookies_n_milk', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8334-Strike-A-Pose.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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 I was at a wedding this past week where I got the opportunity to catch up with another writer friend of mine, a poet, in the wave of party-socializing, and as inevitably seems to happen we got to talk...

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >Jay&#39;s debut novel is out now!</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/bowling_shoe','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/bowling_shoe" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'bowling_shoe', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'October 13, 2001', '', '', '40', 'Preferred Author');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-40.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8352-Repurposing-Structure-and-Form.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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 I was at a wedding this past week where I got the opportunity to catch up with another writer friend of mine, a poet, in the wave of party-socializing, and as inevitably seems to happen we got to talk...

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Click for links!" class="noselect subTrigger" style="line-height: 1em;font-size:1em;font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;" >THANKFUL SONALI Get Well Ken</a></span> <a tabindex="-1" class="imgLink imgPortLink"  onMouseDown="if(event.which == 3) { event.preventDefault(); var mywin = window.open('/main/portfolio/view/mesonali','_blank'); mywin.focus (); event.stopPropagation(); return false; }"  href="/main/portfolio/view/mesonali" target="_top"  onMouseOver="uport_ajax2 (event, this, 'mesonali', '<span style=\'color:#990000;font-weight:bold\'>Offline or Private</span><br> Last On:  Private', '', 'April 23, 2007', '', 'cleaning', '60', 'Moderator');"  onMouseOut="hide_uport ();"><span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;vertical-align:middle;"><img src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/costumicons/ps-icon-standard_b-60.gif"   width=30 height=15 border=0 alt="Author Icon"></span></a></td></tr><tr <td colspan=1 class="norm" style="padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"></td><td colspan=4 class="norm" style="padding:20px 10px 0px 45px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-bottom:0px solid #cccccc;"><div style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px;float:left;"><img border=0 width=175 src="https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/writers/nls/"></div><a class="blue2roll" style="color:#000000;font-size:;" href="http://www.WriterU.Com/main/newsletters/action/archives/id/8346-Rest-in-peace----you-are-remembered.html" title=" [Newsletter Preview] 

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