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  • Scratching the Owl’s Head
    Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, climbing mountains, friendship, hiking, irony, natural world, Nature, NY, Owls Head, poetry, the hamlet of Owls Head NY, transience of life, writing, Writing Redemption

    by: Carol McClain @CAROL_MCCLAIN   My friend Linda Sprague found a few old poems of mine published in Foothills Ink and sent them to me. I’m going to take a break from my usual musings and share some never before shared work. I dedicate this post to Linda Sauther, Ellen Mainville, Flossy Powell, and Zoe Steenberge. …[ read more ]

  • Key to Failure in Writing
    Posted on Saturday, February 16th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: arrogance, Key to failure, writing

    Proud As A Peacock I loved the Dixie Chicks . Their sound crossed the line between old-time country and the contemporary. The use of the fiddle, the guitar work, the entire package worked for these classically trained musicians. Perhaps success came too easy for them and handed them their key to failure. They should have understood their …[ read more ]

  • Bassoon/Writing: What’s the Difference?
    Posted on Sunday, October 21st, 2012 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bassoon, writing

    Bassoon (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Playing the bassoon and writing equals the same thing. Note: I used the verb ‘equals’, not the weaker verb ‘are’…totally different meaning. Technicalities aside, how you ask? Glad to answer. Lonely time. You spend hours alone, creating, honing, perfecting. And you know you are GOOD. (Until you hit rehearsal or receive …[ read more ]

  • Mark Twain: Writing Tips
    Posted on Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: humor, literature, Mark Twain, writing

    All Things Literary (sorry NPR–If the paraphrase works–use it) Want to be a great writer? Follow these tips. Mark Twain is back by popular demand. Don’t say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream. Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t. Ideally a book would have no order to …[ read more ]

  • Books Written Out of Fire
    Posted on Sunday, December 6th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: books, slavery, writing

    Books written out of fire give me a great deal of pleasure. You get the sense that the world for these writers could not have continued if the book hadn’t been written. When you come across a book like that it is a privilege. -Hisham Matar, author (b. 1970)My friend Shelley sent me this quote, …[ read more ]

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    • The Purpose of Suffering

      Carol McClain I love stained glass. Whenever I post a picture, swarms of friends beg for lessons. They never count the cost. How to make stained glass:   Choose the glass. The process begins with a nice, but uninteresting, unrefined product. Take a sharp blade. Cut and break the glass according to the pattern. Be sure to have bandaids on hand. You will cut yourself. Grind the glass. No matter how careful you are, the piece won't fit perfectly, so you need to grind. Again, keep the bandaids on hand. Wash the glass. Foil the glass. Before you foil, you may… ...[ full story ]

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