Don’t tell me the moon is shining;
show me the glint of light on broken glass.
~Anton Chekhov

{i love the smell
of fresh rain falling
through pine trees
and washing down
upon me…
it is poetry ~
brilliant
wet
emerald
green
~snb}

Write about what you know and care deeply about.
When one puts one’s self on paper —
that is what is called good writing.
~Joel Chandler Harris

{i believe authentic writing comes from with in & it will resonate through out~snb}

Revision is one of the true pleasures of writing.
I love the flowers of afterthought.
~Bernard Malamud

{i enjoy the reminiscing during the process of revising ~snb}

Anyone can become a writer.
The trick is staying a writer.
~Harlan Ellison

{i write, therefore i am.
a befitting twist on Descartes
~snb}

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.~Virginia Woolf
{this is so true! i am constantly embracing life & i am continually finding peace~sb}