Shana Ritter
The creek bed of my childhood…..
The creek bed of my childhood had gentle eddies and slow swirling currents, abundant stepping rocks and a small stone bridge to shelter...
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Shana Ritter
Aug 15, 20131 min read
Memories
I didn’t write a word the whole week, but still the part of me that is usually only satiated by writing was fulfilled. I was creating...
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Shana Ritter
Aug 8, 20131 min read
sunrise
sometimes, just sometimes, there is something beyond words
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Shana Ritter
Jul 30, 20132 min read
County Fair
Last night we went to the county fair, the mid-way seemed shrunken, the children less wide eyed, the number of goats and sheep and cows...
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Shana Ritter
Jul 25, 20132 min read
The Wild
I reside in the shelter of a house with all the conveniences, but I still live in the country. I share my geography with deer, turkeys,...
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Shana Ritter
Jul 17, 20131 min read
Yes, I am going to write something about Trayvon Martin.
Yes, I am going to write something about Trayvon Martin..
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Shana Ritter
Jul 17, 20132 min read
Yes, I am going to write something about Trayvon Martin.
If we change the heart of the story, can we change the ending? Writers explore the context of the world we inhabit. Some of us with poem...
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Shana Ritter
Jul 10, 20131 min read
Every time a woman picks up a pen, I feel stronger.
Every time a woman picks up a pen, I feel stronger..
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Shana Ritter
Jul 10, 20132 min read
Every time a woman picks up a pen, I feel stronger.
A long time ago, before the age of the internet, I belonged to a group of writers that met weekly for over ten years. We met in the...
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Shana Ritter
Jul 2, 20131 min read
The where of it….
I do pay attention; the changing color of the leaves, which happens all through the year from their tender openings in spring through the...
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Shana Ritter
Jun 26, 20132 min read
Equality or Equity
I’ve been listening to a number of interviews with writers lately and am reminded that writing serves as a reflection not only of my own...
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Shana Ritter
Jun 21, 20131 min read
Just once
Deciding to move to a once a week, mid week posting. So appreciate the time taken in reading my posts and letting me know this is a...
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Shana Ritter
Jun 18, 20131 min read
practice
I have spent the past week not being able to center. I don’t know the reason, I could make a long list; our new grandchild, the garden,...
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Shana Ritter
Jun 14, 20131 min read
Everyday needs collide with the writing life
Everyday needs collide with the writing life.
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Shana Ritter
Jun 11, 20131 min read
Moving into summer
We are moving into summer. This morning there was heat just past sunrise, and by mid-morning the birds’ songs are lackadaisical. The day...
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Shana Ritter
Jun 7, 20131 min read
The alphabet of miracles
Letters, markings, symbols representing sounds, images, imaginings, concepts, stories. When I take time to step back and look at my hand...
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Shana Ritter
Jun 4, 20132 min read
The affect of place
What I see outside my window is silence. I don’t mean there are no sounds, but rather there is an absence of noise, I hear a woodpeckers...
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