by Joanna FitzPatrick | Aug 21, 2011 | Summers in La Drome, Why I Write
“Exaggerate the essential and leave the obvious vague.” Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) And as the summer wanes these sun worshippers, which van Gogh painted, turn their heads toward the sun to catch the last of summer’s light.Outside my writing...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Aug 7, 2011 | Short Stories, Summers in La Drome
You might be wondering why I’m photographing sheep for my lesson on gear shifting. Well for one they’re cute and might draw your attention and, more significant, they are a metaphor for those who hardly ever shift gears.Sheep prefer to move very...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Jul 19, 2011 | Summers in La Drome
Today I’m letting the Big Boys take over on the bike trail. After riding already for sixteen days these guys are not slowing down as they pass nearby on their...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Jul 14, 2011 | Short Stories, Summers in La Drome
Come fly with me ! ! !”The more you let yourself be distracted from where you are going, the more you are the person that you are. It’s not so much like getting lost as it is like getting found.” William Stafford, poet (1914-1993) View from...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Jul 12, 2011 | Short Stories, Summers in La Drome
Get Going! Marcel Proust called it exercising the authority of his inner self.I woke up this morning knowing it’s Tuesday and I’ve committed to riding my bike though I’m really not into it. This early in the morning I’d rather be in bed...
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