Mary Sojourner
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On Writing
Up Near Pasco
It happened up near Pasco, Washington. My aunt calls from Burns to tell me. “Jinella, I got some sad news. Kyrin laid himself down on the railroad tracks up near Pasco and got hit. Far as the cops could tell, he had his music plugged in his ears, you know how the kids do…and his… … more >>>
The Map of How to Write
I FINISH MY READING at a Southwestern Writers’ Conference. I have spoken about crippling pain from a hiking fall and seeing a dust cloud from the Gobi Desert turn the sun moon-silver over the Black Rock, and how a volcanic out-cropping seen against sunset can become figures from a Javanese shadow play. A woman in… … more >>>
Recent Postings
A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes –Simone de Beauvoir
These strange plague days, I sometimes feel as though I am choking on the ashes of the fires of the last two years. I’m not talking about trees burning, though at least 16,000 acres of forest have burned around and near Flagstaff. I’m talking about the deaths of friends – all younger than I am;… … more >>>
How are you spending your real life in your real world, writer?
Two years ago, dozens of old mobile homes lay beyond this fence. Kids screeched and chased each other. An old woman and a green-haired girl sat on a stoop and smoked cigarettes. The scent of chili drifted in the air. Home-made? Take-out from Los Altenos? I had no way to know. I had pretended that… … more >>>
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I’m having trouble posting to Breakthroughwriting.net If you need to reach me about working on your writing, please email me at any of these addresses: bstarr67@gmail.com. shebetsherlife@gmail.com. or kali114402001@yahoo.com I’ll be working with a tech to get this straightened out. Thanks, Mary Share on Your Social Media … more >>>
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