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Between Pages: October 2013
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Thursday, October 31, 2013. The Five "W"s: Part Two. Following the publication of my third book in as many months, I've been fielding a plethora of questions about writing: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. In yesterday's blog we took up the question: Who. Do you write for? And in this installment, boys-n-girls, I'll answer the question:. Do you write about? Me, or what I. Charter fishing in lake Michigan. Collecting antique fishing lures. I also have several n...
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Between Pages: Happy Typewriter Day
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Monday, June 23, 2014. Today is national typewriter day (June 23). I don't know the particulars of this history or why June 23 holds this prominent place, but it does. As for my own history with the typewriter, let me explain. Type on it," was my reply. You ask a stupid question . . . . Perhaps that was enough. But in high school I wasted another birthday wish on an electric typewriter and received, this time, a sleek, blue Corolla with both ribbon and era...
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Between Pages: September 2013
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Monday, September 30, 2013. Now available on Amazon:. Ten Things Every Breast Cancer Husband Needs to Know. A digital book. Any man who is helping a woman through breast cancer would find it helpful. Yes, that's me and Becky on the cover. (Photography by Jeff Hayes.). So I already have a copy downloaded on my Kindle. This book was in the clouds until I pressed the "accept" button. I have no idea how these things work but it's a new age. Posted by Todd Outcalt.
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Between Pages: February 2014
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Friday, February 28, 2014. Love letters are, if anything, an embarrassment to real literature. And yet, here they are, spewing forth from my pen in great profusion. I write 'em on napkins, on the backs of cardboard boxes; I write 'em on used envelopes and, when the kids are not at home, scrawl a few lines on the kitchen counter in ketchup. After all, we don't have our milk delivered to the door anymore. Posted by Todd Outcalt. Wednesday, February 26, 2014.
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Between Pages: Averages
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Many people have asked me over the years, "How do you manage to find the time to write? My answer has always been the same: "For me, writing is as much about mathematics as semantics." Let me explain. Recently, in the final chapter of. Over a space of 40 years, I sold an item every 10 days on the average. Over the space of the second 20 years, I sold an item every six days on the average. Of course, this is only my published writing- no...
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Between Pages: After the Reading
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Thursday, June 19, 2014. At the poetry reading on Saturday I shared primarily from. Where in the World We Meet. But I also read some newer work (and even work-in-progress). One poem I did not get to read was this one, gleaned from my 2014 poetic journal. It's not really an ekphrastic poem, but it does have to do with art. Anyway, I like it. Patron of the Arts. But of this we shall make an image. From the mind of the artist. Through anonymous strokes of despair.
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Between Pages: December 2013
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. 2013: A Writer's Retrospective. At the beginning of each new year I set goals: some personal, some relational, some professional. And I also gaze back in self-analysis to see how well I did in reaching the goals of the previous year. As far as my 2013 goals are concerned, I did stretch myself in new ways and in most instances either achieved or surpassed the goals I had set. Two of my 2013 goals, however, still need work:. Published...
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Between Pages: November 2013
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Saturday, November 30, 2013. True to form, I am posting a guest blog today written by Mark Wilcoxson- his Thanksgiving story created from the six random items consisting of a magic lamp, a toilet brush, a tailpipe, hemmorhoids, dad's mustache trimmings and leftover turkey grease. Tread lightly readers, this is a story for "Real Men" . . . and the full version can be found on Mark's Facebook page. Call Me Ish-Male: A Thanksgiving Holiday Tale in the Man Genre.
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Between Pages: June 2014
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Wednesday, June 25, 2014. The Other Jesus: Stories from World Religions. Will be released by Rowman and Littlefield in September in hardback. This will be my fourth book released in 2014 (egads! Those wishing to pre-order the book can do so from the Rowman and Littlefield website (rowman.com) or from the toll free number (1-800-462-6420) and use the code, 4M14OUTCALT, to save 30% off the cover price, or pre-release ($25.20). Explores these varied traditions an...
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Between Pages: Dad
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Thoughts From a Life of Reading and Writing. Sunday, June 15, 2014. Yesterday afternoon I was one part of a triad of poets reading at Indy Reads Books (Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis). The proceeds of the book sales went to adult literacy programs and I was honored to be included in the reading. Was this one . . . a childhood memory with my father. The poem is in my collection of poems,. Where in the World We Meet. I remember the day my father died. This was also the day I was born. And tousled my hair,.
