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BLOOD LOTUS: Discovering New Voices in Literature and Art

Written by diana on January 31, 2011. Posted in Art, Literary and Art Journals, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on BLOOD LOTUS: Discovering New Voices in Literature and Art

I discovered the online journal, Blood Lotus, while doing a Google search for submitting my short stories to small boutique journals. While spending hours looking for an appropriate fit for my edgy short stories about growing up with wounds, both healed and unhealed, I discovered this literary and quarterly gem. Blood Lotus, established in 2006, with the belief everything has not already been written, has a mission to promote not only distinctive writing but also unusual art. Two poets, Stacia Fleegal and Teneice Durrang Delgado, are its co-founders. Stacia M. Fleegal (co-founder, managing...

Eleven Tips for Women’s Memoirs on 1/11/11

Written by diana on January 11, 2011. Posted in Blogging, Writing and Blogging Tips. 1 Comment on Eleven Tips for Women’s Memoirs on 1/11/11

Thousands of us love reading of all kinds: fiction, history, memoir. Sometimes all three are combined into one glorious book. We all know someone who is writing: a novel, a blog, a series of poems, a mystery, children’s book, cookbook, screenplay and more. And everyone knows someone in a readers’ or writers’ group. Now there is one website which can fulfill the function of writers’ group, readers’ group, and how to get published in one URL. The website womensmemoirs.com is for everyone who is a writer and/or a reader! Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler, the authors of the award-winning...

“Wine Shop At Home”—The Art of Wine “Gifting”

Written by diana on December 10, 2010. Posted in Unhealed Wound. No Comments on “Wine Shop At Home”—The Art of Wine “Gifting”

It’s that time of year again, when all of us curmudgeonly folks have to think about that tired old ritual of gift giving. Each year I try to figure out what to give—a thoughtful gift which will be enjoyed, something original or unexpected. But, I think I am the world’s worst gift-giver. I love any gift given to me, and I have very idiosyncratic taste so the conventional advice to give what you yourself would most like as a gift usually doesn’t work for me. Last year I discovered the online wine merchant, WineShop At Home, because our daughter, Maya, is so passionate about wine and loves...

“Ascent Aspirations: Up, Up and Away!”

Written by diana on December 4, 2010. Posted in Unhealed Wound. No Comments on “Ascent Aspirations: Up, Up and Away!”

I recently discovered a gem: an online art and literary journal, entitled Ascent Aspirations (www.ascentaspirations.com), based in British Columbia. (It is also published semi-annually in print media—“hard copy”.) I love the fact that Ascent Aspirations’ mission is to give aspiring writers, poets, and artists a chance to present their work online. All of us writers, artists, lovers of art and fiction, know that the world of art and literature is rapidly shrinking in “hard copy” format and is transitioning to a digital one. Ascent Aspirations aims to do just that—ascend from analog to digital—for...

Off & Away: Travel Auction Sites—Why Am I Not Surprised?

Written by diana on November 21, 2010. Posted in auction sites, Travel (Domestic), Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on Off & Away: Travel Auction Sites—Why Am I Not Surprised?

I discovered the auction site, “Off & Away”, after reading a New York Times article in June. Off & Away has what seems like an ingenious business model: bidding on hotel suites for what could be pennies on the dollar. I thought I would give it a try. Being susceptible to becoming obsessed over the idea of bidding in an auction –one of my favorite things to do– but I rationalize that my bidding is usually going to a good cause such as a school fundraiser or a nonprofit charity—I had some fear and trepidation about getting my feet wet in an anonymous free-for-all public “penny”...

Blogger Nube—What’s Up with That?!

Written by diana on November 16, 2010. Posted in Blogging, Unhealed Wound, Writing and Blogging Tips. No Comments on Blogger Nube—What’s Up with That?!

This Friday, November 19, will be my blog’s two-week anniversary. So, for those of you out there who have been contemplating writing a blog, here are my Top Ten tips from my past two weeks’ blogging experience. Obviously, I need to do a lot more blogging to give advice to non-nubes. But what I learned in my first two weeks is very fresh, so I want to pass it on to those of you in the midst of what can be a rather scary process! As my experience grows, I will be adding more suggestions. If you’re a nube at this too, by all means send me your comments! 1) Read others’ blogs to get a lay...