Category Archives: Writing about writing

The Practical Tutor, Part I

Posted on June 10, 2012 by lettersfromheartscontent

I spend too much time at my computer.  This week I finally got around to paying the bills, a week late, somehow missing punitive fees.  Whew! Half the payments went into envelopes, half were paid online. As I finished up … Continue reading →

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Dinner Conversation

Posted on April 11, 2012 by lettersfromheartscontent

All done. No more. I quit. The vacuous, barbarian, stoopid comments that drool out of my family’s mouths at the dinner table have to go. At the end of the day I lack the creativity to start and guide good … Continue reading →

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Verses from a Vermont Hilltop

Posted on December 21, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

I found a book of poetry on the coffee table at the Ears, Nose and Throat office in Springfield, and borrowed it. Unless urgency insists I carry something to the house when I arrive at home, some items can get … Continue reading →

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25 minutes

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

So. You get 25 minutes to write an essay for the SATs, and your college of choice uses your score to evaluate your readiness for the rigor of college work.  It is part of the profile they compare with the … Continue reading →

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Give Me a Break

Posted on February 20, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

I felt tiny pricks of guilt now and again. Leaving the kids home with their college-age brother who would be more interested in doing his computer project than supervising chores. Supporting the conversion of a former farming community into a … Continue reading →

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Taking the Challenge

Posted on January 1, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

All right, I’m going for it.  My goal is to post at least once a week. I am taking the Word Press challenge to write regularly. That was my goal all along, but I have been hindered by the sense … Continue reading →

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