Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Nov 3, 2009, 2:54 pm
Critique is an art when done well–and potentially damaging when it’s not. In our fifth cycle for our Creative Catalyst column on Telling Her Stories (Story Circle Network) Stephanie Farrow...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 31, 2009, 2:57 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, POP! My father, Erwin A. Thompson, turns 94 this November 9th. What could make a better birthday present than winning an award for a book you put a lifetime of heart into? That’...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 26, 2009, 7:05 pm
Karim Khan, our man in Pakistan, sent me a link revealing the work of poet Afzal Shauq. I think you’ll like it. Karim in country editor for Instanlogs.
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 26, 2009, 6:58 pm
Patrick Gracewood on his Shadows on Stone blog picked up an interview by Susan Gallacher Turner on about my visual arts career. He shaped it into a post I found useful–as if the subject of the ...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 26, 2009, 6:37 pm
Nice “atta girl” from Bobbi Linkemer of Writing a Nonfiction Book Riehl Life, founded by artist, writer, poet, and musician Janet Grace Riehl, defies description. It is just plain beautif...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 26, 2009, 6:31 pm
Buddhist Geeks? Yup. To listen in to a conversation about tea and spiritual practice, click here.
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 24, 2009, 9:27 am
And now…something a little different. Here’s a contemplation from the connective mind of my blogging buddy and friend Hal Manogue who writes both poems and essays. His books include: Shor...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 16, 2009, 9:45 am
In 1992 Severn Suzuki of Canada addressed the United Nations on behalf of E.C.O. the Environmental Children’s Organization. Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and Severn traveled 5,0...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 16, 2009, 9:31 am
Damaria Senne, my blogging buddy and friend from South Africa, is adept at both professional and creative writing. Check out her tips here as she describes her process.
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 15, 2009, 7:52 am
Blowing bubbles as a scientific experiment. How far away from your mouth makes the best bubble? Where on the hill? What about wind currents? Children know the answers to these questions. Do you?
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 15, 2009, 7:46 am
JGR Note: The Savage Detectives (Los Detectives Salvajes in Spanish) is an award-winning novel published by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño in 1998. Go here for a cool Excel chart of the mammoth se...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 15, 2009, 7:46 am
For this year’s Blog Action Day’s topic on Climate Change, I asked Riehlife readers to share their observations and village wisdom. Here’s a sampling. –JGR ___________________...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 7, 2009, 12:39 pm
Africa is all about the undulating line. Linear functions don’t apply.
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 7, 2009, 12:33 pm
I’ve been reading an interesting book, Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, by Winifred Gallaher. I’ve run across a great definition of reality: Reality is an intentional, first-person ...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 7, 2009, 12:11 pm
... on our home place to celebrate the birth of our newest poetry book. Visiting, a brief reading, and home baked refreshments crowned ... . In addition to Pop and me, three of the poets featured ...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Oct 6, 2009, 10:04 pm
Wanna know a beauty of a survival technique for those of us not yet on Oprah? Mosey over to Telling Her Stories to read our latest Creative Catalyst post “Success Your Way” on how to kee...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 28, 2009, 11:12 am
After moving to St. Louis I found myself engaged in a variety of tasks related to writing and literature. Hard put of how to encapsulate and describe what I did besides my own writing, my friend Steph...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 26, 2009, 8:27 am
“Africa is a continent, not a country!” Have you noticed that folks all too often flatten out the mind-spinning variety of African topography, countries, cultures, languages, beliefs, arch...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 26, 2009, 8:20 am
Go here to sign-up for Story Circle Network’s 2011 Conference “Stories from the Heart.” This fifth national memoir gathering in Texas February 5-7 is a boost for women with stories t...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 26, 2009, 8:12 am
In case you missed it: Robert Siegel’s NPR’s interview of Juliette Binoche reveals not only a 45-year-old stunningly beautiful woman with honored acting chops…but also a dancer and...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 16, 2009, 3:22 pm
Just As The Sun Went Down by Edna Florence (1899) 1. After the din of the battle’s roar, Just at the close of day, Wounded and bleeding upon the battle field, Two wounded soldiers la...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 7, 2009, 12:04 pm
Tanner, my 5-year-old-upstairs-neighbor, spotted me as I left of Freida Wheaton’s latest Salon 53 soiree. JGR: “I’m going to a party!” and swirled to show off my coral silk d...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 1, 2009, 3:59 pm
August ended with a cool spell, punctuating that fact that summer is over. Now it’s September 1st and fall will be officially here soon. Here’s a Jeff Scher experimental animated film fr...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 1, 2009, 3:51 pm
Our latest book “Worth Remembering: The Poetry of Our Heritage,” edited by my father Erwin A. Thompson is now available on-line.
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Sep 1, 2009, 2:18 pm
We have dedicated two cycles of three posts each on the topic of fear in creative practice. “Mission Possible”is the second post in the second cycle. Our last post in this series will app...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 31, 2009, 2:30 pm
Alton Writers Guild, Regional Poetry Out Loud winners, and The Calhoun Entertainment Company performing a scene from Nunsense” kicked off the celebration. The Kevin Lucas Orchestra performed int...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 31, 2009, 1:43 pm
Read Yvonne Perry’s (Writer in the Sky) review of “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music” on Authors Den.
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 31, 2009, 1:29 pm
Video of Francis Miles Finch reading “The Blue & the Gray” The Blue and the Gray by Francis Miles Finch By the flow of an inland river, When the fleets of iron have fled Where the...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 31, 2009, 1:28 pm
Even ordinary kids these days live lives of supermodels and movie stars. It’s all in the eyes of the parents and relatives. Doing something cute? Snap. Remotely clever? Snap. Moment to remember,...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 31, 2009, 1:03 pm
New media for old problems. Click: “Full Story” to watch video. Find more videos like this on Kwanda
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 27, 2009, 6:23 pm
Janet – Michelle and I were heartbroken to learn this morning of the death of our dear friend, Senator Ted Kennedy. For nearly five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advan...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 25, 2009, 11:15 am
Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett’s blog supports women writing their memoirs. They just gave me a wonderful compliment by announcing that they have chosen Riehlife as one of their five top p...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 25, 2009, 9:26 am
We have all heard the haunting song, “Taps.” It’s the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually creates tears in our eyes. But do you know the story behind the song? I...
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Janet R. posted an article on Riehl Life - Aug 25, 2009, 8:24 am
Damaria Senne is a writer based in Johannesburg. She chats about her life as a writer and mother on Storypot. In addition to writing about technology(www.jcse.org.za) , she also blogs for OneLove, a ...
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