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Writer at Work

2 hours 48 min ago
Writing is a struggle between presence and absence . . . inspiration enters at the border between hard work and laziness. ~ Lu Ji Joe: Did you get your new story sketched out yet? Colleen: Sometimes a great first... Colleen

The 13 Thursday Blast Off

November 20, 2008 - 11:24pm
1. Why did my sister Trish Bowen, who I think looks like Meg Ryan, model a T-shirt on Fox News on her birthday? See the video clip answer HERE. 2. The photo posted below appeared in The Boston Herald... Colleen

First Snow

November 19, 2008 - 1:18am
The water in the dog’s bowl froze. I spotted my first snow shovel at the Floyd Elementary School when I was there as one of the judges for Reflections, a literary and art contest. My favorite part of this... Colleen

The Christmas Season Has Officially Begun

November 18, 2008 - 9:20am
Snow flurries. Cold wind whips. We pull up our goose down hoods. Joe shakes the tree like it’s a piñata full of gifts. Red apples tumble to the ground. I run to collect them like a girl on Christmas morning,... Colleen

Spoken Word at the Blackwater Loft Sets Records

November 17, 2008 - 11:18pm
We were short on chairs and long on readers at November’s Spoken Word Open Mic. A record-breaking twenty readers performed to an overflowing enthusiastic crowd. Rose and the crew at the Blackwater Loft did a great job accommodating the last... Colleen

A New Endeavour

November 15, 2008 - 1:54pm
I had a reason to want to watch the space shuttle take-off from the Kennedy Space Center on Youtube last night. One of the astronauts on board, Stephen Bowen, is my youngest sister Trish’s brother-in-law. Stephen was my wedding... Colleen

Coming Soon to a Teaspoon Near You

November 14, 2008 - 10:38am
Serving up savory haiku and sips of poetic brew, wave after wave of words to lull and awaken, to soothe or inspire. TEAPOET is a new 28 page chapbook by Colleen Redman, available around town in Floyd or by... Colleen

13: It’s all UP from here

November 13, 2008 - 1:05am
1. Me on the phone with my son Dylan, father of 6 month old Bryce: “After a couple of weeks I can’t stop thinking about Bryce, and I need to see him.” Dylan: “I know. That happens to me everyday... Colleen

The Literary Flavor of Moonshine

November 12, 2008 - 11:44pm
The following was published in The Floyd Press on November 13, 2008. Floyd County Moonshine is described on the publication’s MySpace page as “Floyd’s first Literary and Arts Magazine.” Its editor, Aaron Moore, is a graduate of Floyd County High... Colleen

Bryce Eats an Apple

November 11, 2008 - 10:13am
His Jacket says Winnie the POOH and his pants say BOO. He ate his first apple without swallowing a bite HERE. See what else six-month old (on Friday) Bryce can do HERE.... Colleen

Teapoet

November 10, 2008 - 11:19am
Stream of clarity flows from an orange pekoe sea a leafy twig floats Note: Click and scroll down HERE for more teapoet poems.... Colleen

Summer Leftovers

November 9, 2008 - 9:47am
1. The Power of Suggestion 2. Determination 3. For Spot 4. Air Guitar 5. A Well Rounded View 6. Light at the End of the Brick Wall Photos from summer travels: 1. Boston Commons fountain. 2. Nantasket Beach in... Colleen

The Death and Dying Series

November 7, 2008 - 10:18am
Joe shuffled papers like a TV newscaster as people filtered into the Jessie Peterman Library's Community Room. I smiled as they entered, just happy that the temporary crown on one of my front teeth that fell out earlier in the... Colleen

13 Thursday: Post Election and Pumpkin Reflections

November 6, 2008 - 10:54pm
1. I drove over the remains of a smashed pumpkin on the way to town the other day. Getting smashed in the road is not a completely uncommon way for a pumpkin to meet its end, as opposed to THIS.... Colleen

Election Day 08

November 5, 2008 - 9:47pm
As soon as I reached the four-way intersection to make the turn to the Floyd County High School where I vote, I could tell it wasn’t an ordinary day. There were cars coming from two other directions with blinkers... Colleen

The Office

November 4, 2008 - 10:54pm
The urgent, repeated call of a Pileated Woodpecker makes me turn my head and look. The maple tree in the yard is bared to the bone, exposing our neighbor’s red garage in the distance. Joe’s soaking his foot that... Colleen

Apple Picking

November 3, 2008 - 9:37pm
You’re golden I’m red delicious Basking in the sun’s October glory You’re Adam I’m Eve Fallen from the hold of daily duties Love is the fruit freely given Post notes: You can see the same tree in photo #4... Colleen

Scenes from Halloween

November 1, 2008 - 2:03pm
1. Living off a Blue Ridge Parkway dirt driveway with no other houses in sight, this was the first time in the 17 years we’ve been here that we got any real live (two!) Trick or Treaters. 2. I... Colleen

Floyd Democrats Rally for Obama

October 31, 2008 - 8:47am
The following was published in The Floyd Press on October 30, 2008 and at the FP online HERE. A Democratic fundraising rally for the Barack Obama/Joe Biden presidential campaign was held at the Sun Hall on Friday night. “The 9th... Colleen

13 Thursday: Strange Brew

October 30, 2008 - 12:09am
1. My friend Jamie Reynolds married Elisha Seigle and changed his name to Jamie Reygle. Recently I received and email from him and noticed he’s now calling himself Jamie Hussein Reygle. 2. My commentary “Does Size Matter: A Vote... Colleen
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