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Motherwort

To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful,
ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry.
~ Gaston Bachelard ~

I am a Speech Pathologist who just received a second Master's in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. It was an amazing experience and I'm...more »
  • Citrus Heights, Ca, USA
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  • stephie

    stephie says

    Hello, sweet writer friend o'my heart. You are on my mind today, and I wonder how you are. I am hanging in there -- today is way better than yesterday (new low). Light at end of the tunnel means I will be home soon. But when do I see you? New question! I love you - hope all is well. call when you can!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • stephie

    stephie says

    Hi girlyfriend! Waiting to hear if my stint in SF is officially over. Showed the place to a couple this morning. The rest of the day has been a whirlwind! Yours? Are you ready for our little group to read and discuss? SO excited! Love you so much!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • paul :-)

    paul :-) says

    Thanks for the help with my paper on Jung. I greatly appreciate it.

    Paul

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • stephie

    stephie says

    pretty lady! miss you , girl, and hope the day went well. I'll ring you up tonight. Love you much!!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • angiecb

    angiecb says

    I have added quite a few books. As I was packing, I came across many old books that I had read a long time ago...always fun to reminisce. Hope you are having a nice day!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • KristiLaurie

    kristilaurie says

    Hi Sue! Thanks for the well wishes. Thinking of you.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • dan p

    dan p says

    I have never met Dennis but we have talked often over the years and I enjoyed and appreciated Grace in the Desert. If you remember, give him my best. Dan Pierson

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • dan p

    dan p says

    Do you know Dennis Slattery from Pacifica? Dan

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • angiecb

    angiecb says

    Sue-

    Thank you for the kind words. My emotions have been a whirlwind, which is to be expected. I am so lucky to have the best husband to get me through the difficult times. Our relationship has only fostered more during this hardship -- for both of us. I view it as the one good thing that has come from all of this despair. I do believe that everything happens for a reason: might not seem fair right now but we will survive...though the extra optimism is nice to hear.

    I hope that your family has a lovely time in Southern California. What part? We were in Santa Monica over Thanksgiving which is always a fun place, although my husband, Jeff, would surely rate Santa Barbara as one of his favorite vacation spots. All my best wishes for you and your family.

    Please do keep in touch. I have had such a nice time "talking" with you about many different subjects. Let me know if you do read Sarum and what you think. I'm going to read Portrait of a Lady once I finish The Forest. It has been so many years and I love the classics.

    Have a nice evening. Angie

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • angiecb

    angiecb says

    Wichita is a very unique environment. My husband and I are both originally from here but we spent 8+ years in Dallas and moved back here two years ago with the hopes of starting a family. Unfortunately we have had some difficulties, yet remain very optimistic.

    I am currently reading The Forest by Edward Rutherford...again. I really like his style and you get a lot of English history from many different periods. What is the next book that you are going to read? I saw on your shelf a lot of Antonia Fraser's books, having read a few I have always loved her subjects and style. Which of her works are your favorites?

    So you and your family live in California? Are y'all originally from there? What did you think of Pacifica? I know that Stephanie speaks very highly of it. I completed my master's at SMU in 2002 and am really wanting to go back for another master's. I have looked into Pacifica and really like their curriculum -- just very time consuming and far away from Kansas.

    Looking forward to talking again soon. Angie

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • angiecb

    angiecb says

    I don't know when my fascination began, probably in middle school. I find that period so fascinating: the constant turmoil with religion; control of power along with the huge ego's and just never-ending drama is captivating. How about you?
    As for my favorite wife, I think it would have to be Catherine of Aragon for her constant dedication and confidence. She seemed so much more stable than any of the others. I also like Catherine Parr, she seemed liberating in her willingness to see the good in people, unlike what you would imagine was constantly around her with her power-hungry courtiers. I feel that she set herself apart. Are you interested in the Stuart Dynasty, too?

    Not a very exciting Saturday night for me and my husband. There is a huge snowstorm going through Wichita right now. Have a nice evening. Angie

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • angiecb

    angiecb says

    Hi! Yes, I have always had a fascination with Henry VIII and all the Tudors. I have always found it to be extremely intriguing. Looking forward to talking with you about this topic and many others.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • markdavid

    markdavid says

    I got a delivery-problem e-mail back on this one-line message I sent you yesterday:

    Well, the initial is right! My Susan's middle name is Mona.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kerry

    kerry says

    That's awesome that you got to study under Rosemary Gladstar! She's quite a name.

    Yes, I'm a big student of tarot. I haven't worked with it as much since school started again.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kerry

    kerry says

    What do you mean no sane person would stack books? I ran out of room on the shelves! The alternative is getting rid of some books.... blasphemy!

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • markdavid

    markdavid says

    Thanks for checking out the site(s) and the excerpts. (There's also going to be a companion CD set, with my recording of the book's guided meditations.)

    I'm supposed to be reading through the typeset version of the book this weekend, looking out for errors. But I've been allowing myself to be way too distracted!

    BTW, although I have no librarians in my genetic pool, I had a part-time job in a public library during high school.

    You'd probably also get a kick out my novel, The MoonQuest; it's a "true fantasy" set in a time where stories are banned and storytellers (bards) have been put to death. As the main character says in the prologue: "a land where 'once upon a time' is a forbidden phrase and fact the only legal tender." (There are excerpts at http://themoonquest.com.)

    Tell me about your writing? Only short stories? I have a great deal of admiration for s-s writers, for how they're able to distill so much depth and breadth into so little space.

    I'm not much of a short story reader these days but, being Canadian, read a lot of Alice Munro way back when.

    I'd better get to work...

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • markdavid

    markdavid says

    Also a big fan of the Bradbury book...as well as his "Death is a Lonely Business," which is full of writerly wisdom.

    For example...
    It's obvious that years back I had pasted two gummed labels on my Underwood. One read: OFFICIAL OUIJA BOARD. The other, in large letters" DON'T THINK. I didn't. I just let the old Ouija board bang and clatter.

    These, Madeleine L'Engle and others were profound inspirations to me when I began to write creatively and when I began to teach. As I read back over some of the quotes from these folks I collected when I first read those books, I realize how profoundly they came to influence my book on writing (The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write), which will be out in Jan/Feb.

    -MD

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • markdavid

    markdavid says

    As Ursula K Le Guin (and so many others) puts it: "The secret to writing is writing. It’s only a secret to people who don’t want to hear it. Writing is how you be a writer."

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • markdavid

    markdavid says

    Thanks for accepting my invitation...from a fellow writer...

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Morganna

    morganna says

    I love this picture of you, very beautiful.

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )


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