Category Archives: Writing

Review: The Art of Reading

Last night I completed a course on DVD from The Great Courses called “The Art of Reading”. The Four DVD set contains 24 lectures each of about 30 minutes in length. No mail-in evaluations, just lectures designed to be viewed from the privacy of your home. The lecturer was one Dr. Timothy Spurgin, English professor …

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Writings Update

A brief update on how my writings are going, and what my short term plans are. –On the fiction front, I will soon begin the delayed fifth draft of my first novel, Flowers for Dionysus, the story of a disillusioned community theatre actor who begins to experience unexplained but inspirational events in and around the playhouse. …

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Spring Training for Writers

A few days ago, Major League Baseball began this year’s spring training exhibition games. Spring training games are a strange experience. It’s still Major League Baseball, and fans still attend, cheer on their team, and buy concessions as they do so. Yet the games don’t officially count. These training games, for all of their similarity …

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Poetry Website.

I believe in fast turn around. Therefore, let me take this chance to announce my brand new poetry website, (as discussed in my previous entry.) You can check it out at http://www.tyunglebowerspoetry.blogspot.com. It’s minimalist, just as I wanted it. No separate domain. No marketing. No ad shares, none of that. Just a place to talk about and …

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Back to Poetry

A few days ago I went into Barnes and Noble. (We still have one here for the time being…) I had some money left on a gift card, so I bought the most plain looking, utilitarian blank journal ever. I haven’t owned one of these in a while, because over the years I have used them almost …

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