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Barbara G. Tucker
May 20, 20231 min read
Some Reflections on Writing
I think you will find this article interesting: Twenty-one Authors Share One Piece of Advice for Writers. I think the one I have to come...
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Barbara G. Tucker
May 12, 20231 min read
Memes and Such I like
Gleaned from social media. I am teaching from Luke 4 this week, and this one by C.S. Lewis is relevant. Check out 28-30. It also reminds...
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Barbara G. Tucker
May 4, 20231 min read
So Maybe I Will Inflict Some Poetry on You
Ever since, We have wanted gardens. Patches of dirt where nothing grows but color and form; That call to bees and hummingbirds; Where...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Mar 23, 20231 min read
A Celebration of Poetry
I do not consider myself a poet. Occasionally a mood will hit me and I will write a poem, but I do not inflict it on others. But here I...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Fiction: The Lie that Tells the Truth
Is this a true definition of fiction? It sounds clever. It's short and punchy. It's ironic; it has a twist. But it doesn't work, not for...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Mar 10, 20233 min read
Deep in the heart of Lent: An update and reflection
Lent started more than two weeks ago as I write this on March 10 of 2023. Ash Wednesday was February 22. Lent will end on Easter, or...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Feb 4, 20233 min read
The UPS and DOWNS of Content Creation
This is very meta; I’m writing about the thing I am doing at the same moment. Although I consider myself a writer and novelist, what I...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Feb 4, 20231 min read
Stupidity and Evil
This article about Bonhoeffer's writing on stupidity popped up in my feed. The controllers of the Internet must know me better than I...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Feb 4, 20233 min read
Musings on Creativity
All of us are skilled in something. All of us are talented in something. There is a difference. Skilled is achieved through thousands of...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Feb 4, 20232 min read
A Woman Walked into a Writer's Group
A woman walked into a writers group Looking for affirmation, looking for the members to tell her how good her writing was. And she didn’t...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Jan 21, 20231 min read
Colorful Crow Publishing: Let Me Introduce You!
This is the logo of my publisher, Colorful Crow, started recently by fellow Georgian (Northwest Georgian to boot) Karli Land. Here is the...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Jan 21, 20236 min read
Your truth, my truth, whose truth
(This is a theological look and the basis for a Bible study lesson tomorrow. You are warned." This is going to be a difficult and...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Dec 31, 20221 min read
I Met My Goal
My November 19 post mentioned that I would not self-publish again until I found a real publisher for one of my two (semi) finished...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Dec 31, 20224 min read
The Chosen and Criticism: What is Wrong with You People?
My subtitle is a quote from R.C. Sproul that went viral. It applies to many things nowadays. I don't know if I would call myself a fan...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Nov 19, 20223 min read
Is Self-Publishing All That Bad?
I have two novels I am shopping out to publishers. Two publishershave had them for an extended time with no word on yea or nay. I assume...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Oct 22, 20222 min read
What I'm Reading and Writing
My most recently completed book is Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. I should say I have finished the first reading. Clearly I need to go...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Sep 17, 20221 min read
Best Short Stories? Maybe
This might be click-bait, but this listacle interested me: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/43-of-the-most-iconic-short-stories-in-the-...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Sep 4, 20222 min read
My Anthem
There's more that rises in the morning Than the sun And more that shines in the night Than just the moon It's more than just this fire...
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Barbara G. Tucker
Sep 1, 20221 min read
Probably the stupidest rejection letter I have ever received.
We will pass on the publication of the book. One: We've got several things on our plate now that are taking a lot of time and wouldn't be...
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