karinakreminski 

Explorer. Writer. Leaf blower hater. Flâneuse. Neighbourhood enthusiast. Spirituality and faith. Tea snob. Orophile. Author of Urban Spirituality.
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There must be something like the opposite of suicide, whereby a person radically and abruptly decides to start living, or rescue their own life from destruction/obscurity

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“I would not be the overlord of a single blade of grass, that I might be its sister.” —from Blue Pastures, Mary Oliver

A space to connect with other writers if you are in Australia.

Noticing the beginnings of an autumn breeze in summer.

The humid breeze catches a chill and the sun’s rays

become a warm friend rather than a scorching enemy.

I sit on the bench and turn my face upwards looking at the trees displaying crown shyness.

I hold the stillness and cool blue sky with my body.

That delicious, liminal space containing a small turning of change.

Finally, we cycle to autumn again and I am in my element.

How can we use repetition to create good rhythm in our writing?

Repetition in writing : what is the balance?

In a work meeting, but

my eyes move towards the open door.

Always longing for what’s outside,

curious and free.

Let me wander.

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I don’t often give writing tips but here’s one of my tricks. When I’m feeling stuck, I’ll grab a random book off the shelf, open it to a random page, and begin typing/transcribing what I’m reading but also reading aloud the words as I’m typing. This combo of physical actions—keyboarding and voicing—eventually lead me to start typing and saying my own stuff. At first, it’s just a reaction to what’s in somebody else’s book but then it often leads me into my own thoughts and tangents. I’m sure the…

From Playing Possum: How animals understand death by Susana Monso. Her chapter “The dog who mistook his human for a snack” tells us that animals are sentient beings who experience grief. This incredibly moving true story about two chimpanzees- mother and son, speaks to us about how similar and connected we all are- human and non-human.