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Conversations with Calliope

Dialogue with my muse

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I have been carrying on a dialogue for almost a year. During this time we have discussed the progress of my writing, editing, and publishing efforts. Join in to listen to our conversation about my daily writing life and add your comments if you think of anything Calliope and I miss.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

861 Days 8 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- The Creative Heart"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

Meandering with a purpose or at least the openness to recognize when something significant occurs?

861 Days 8 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- Art Infrastructire"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

I need to submit my work, make new business cards, mini-booklets of poetry to give as gifts, work on a poetry presentation ... yep, it's work.

861 Days 8 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- The Old Gray Mare"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

Yeah... I'm getting older and greyer, but so is my sister and cousin! At least I have company.

885 Days 42 Minutes ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- Peace for Planet Earth"

NOVAcatmando

said:

too many poo-poo'ers...

885 Days 16 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- Peace on Earth"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

A lot of peace is listening and understanding others and letting go of ones own desires. That may be true on more than one level.

Very nice newsletter issue.

885 Days 18 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- A Fuzzy Tale"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

I suspect that this is one reason why my Persian friends preferred to go to the top... if the guy at the top didn't know then there was not reason to waste further effort.

891 Days 17 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- AmeriCorps at Last"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

Yes, I know you wrote Batavia but my eyes saw Bolivia... my eyes have seen the glory... but the rest of my body hasn't.

Funny though... makes me want to call a Bolivian friend of mine.

A lot can be done with writing... it can turn out to be almost therapeutic for many if not most.

Google Poetry Therapy and Writing Therapy. But don't tell a teenager it's therapy!

896 Days 16 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- Cynthia and Denis"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

Ah... Cyndy and Den... they were visiting this past autumn. Met them at a football game I swear, but they left town in October... couldn't handle our below-zero winters.

Hope they like snow!

Yes. Writing can be like wine and improve while sitting. Characters, however, do not always appreciate the neglect.

I just tell them to go get a life...

896 Days 16 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- Progress in the Vineyard"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

Patience... working on patience.

896 Days 17 Hours ago, in response to "Conversations with Calliope- Facing Winter"

Kåre Enga en Costa Rica

said:

I like reading and writing in August when the heat gets to me as well.

Just spoke to my mom in Amherst. They got the wind but not as much snow. My sister in Cheektowaga and friends in West Seneca probably got smacked.

It's a sunshiny 24 here at the moment; 19 in Buffalo.

1. Conversations with Calliope- Writing Freedom	ID #670000
Posted: 10-1-2009 @ 8:33 am EDT

JOE: Good morning Calliope.
CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today?
JOE: Still feeling good about my writing decisions.
CALLIOPE: Tell me more.
JOE: Writing for money or with an agenda confines my writing. I become responsible for finding what to write.
CALLIOPE: As opposed to what?
JOE: Letting my observations of life and the human condition guide me.
CALLIOPE: Is that a new approach for you?
JOE: No. It's where I started when I began writing. It's more a question of getting back to my roots.
CALLIOPE: Could you elaborate?
JOE: At the beginning I saw myself as a channel for observations rather than being in charge of deciding what to write.
CALLIOPE: Sounds like you chose to follow your muse rather than try to force anything.
JOE: Exactly. That's how our conversation started in the first place.
CALLIOPE: I'm happy to lead you where life takes us.
JOE: Glad to have you as a guide again. Talk with you tomorrow.