Writer Showcase: Barbara Leary
It's been far too long since I've showcased one of the talented writers in my Monday afternoon women's writing workshop, "Writing from...
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Lisa Colburn
Feb 20, 20193 min read
10 Things To Do on a Snow Day
Where I live in Loudoun County, the snow is falling thickly. According to the forecast, we are supposed to get up to 10 inches, which is...
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Lisa Colburn
Jun 19, 20183 min read
Try This: Small Stones
At the end of April a small group of writers joined me for Flower & Garden / Pen & Page, a Saturday morning writing workshop that...
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Lisa Colburn
May 18, 20184 min read
Try This: Ode to Childhood Junk Food
In the last six-week session of Writing from the Heart, one of our favorite prompts was this: Write about your favorite childhood junk...
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Lisa Colburn
Feb 9, 20182 min read
Markets: How to Submit to Visual Verse
Sometimes as writers we just need a quick fix—to be noticed, to have our work read by someone other than our spouse, and to see our words...
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Lisa Colburn
Nov 1, 20171 min read
Writer Showcase: Holly Peterson
A new session of Writing from the Heart, a women’s Amherst Writers & Artists workshop, began on Monday. I had been looking forward to...
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Lisa Colburn
Jul 17, 20173 min read
Living the Dream
Last Wednesday night I manifested a dream. For years, ever since I became a writing workshop leader, I have felt called to offer a class...
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Lisa Colburn
Jun 22, 20171 min read
Try This: Fun with Postcards
I’ve recently returned from a weeklong writing retreat in the south of France (more on that in a future post) led by my friend and fellow...
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Lisa Colburn
Mar 16, 20173 min read
Writer Showcase: Cindy Atlee
Cindy Atlee and I go way back to the days when I taught YogaRhythmics®. Every week we danced, laughed, and stretched together, and I had...
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Lisa Colburn
Aug 26, 20162 min read
The Words That Stayed With Me
As I was organizing my office this week to prepare for the new workshop season, I came across a little spiral notebook full of gems. In...
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Lisa Colburn
Jul 31, 20162 min read
Writer Showcase: Holly Peterson
Holly Peterson has been coming to my "Writing from the Heart" workshop in Purcellville for several years now. An accomplished artist and...
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Lisa Colburn
Jul 27, 20162 min read
Try This: The List Poem
A lot of people are frightened by the very idea of writing a poem, and who can blame them? Visions of high school English papers dripping...
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Lisa Colburn
Jul 8, 20163 min read
Writing the Broken World
This morning when I read the news I was overwhelmed with rage and sorrow. Two more black men—Alton Sterling and Philando Castile—killed...
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Lisa Colburn
Apr 27, 20164 min read
Writer Showcase: Laura Stapleton
I met Laura Stapleton in my "Jump Start Your Writing" workshop through the Loudoun County Public Schools Adult Education program. As you...
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Lisa Colburn
Apr 7, 20162 min read
Try This: Mood Ring Poem
Every now and then I find a writing prompt that is so much fun it requires wider sharing. Mood Ring, from Writing from the Senses: 59...
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Lisa Colburn
Mar 21, 20163 min read
Writer Showcase: Summer Hardinge
This week I have the pleasure of showing off TWO talented friends and writers. Singer/songwriter Roger Tomhave cowrote a wonderful song...
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Lisa Colburn
Mar 15, 20162 min read
Try This: The Proust Questionnaire
As I was scrolling through my iPhone news feed last week I stumbled across this article: "Sally Field Answers Vanity Fair's Proust...
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Lisa Colburn
Feb 29, 20162 min read
Lessons in a Roof Leak
There’s nothing like a roof leak to show you where the cracks are—in your home and in your life. On a Monday morning a few weeks ago, we...
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Lisa Colburn
Feb 15, 20162 min read
Writer Showcase: Barb Galvin
I enjoy everyone who comes to my writing workshops—after all, they are my tribe! But I must confess a particular fondness for people who...
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Lisa Colburn
Jan 22, 20161 min read
A Few Words on My Favorite Topic (Books)
Like most writers, I am a bibliophile. I don’t say this lightly: every room in my house, including bathrooms, has books piled and...
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