Observations and Insights on the Nature of Things By Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico The Spanish are forward thinking people. I say this because of the convenient and helpful assistance in the Spanish written language of the inverted question mark and exclamation point at the start […] Read More
Observations and Insights on the Nature of Things A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico. Look for a new post every 1st Saturday. (Free stock photo) A tangled pile of clipped grapevines takes up a corner of Teresa’s driveway, the harvest of her fall […] Read More
Observations and Insights on the Nature of Things A new monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico. Look for a new post every 1st Saturday. (Photos by author.) My heart moves like water, finding low ground, heading for the open sea.There is no analgesic for […] Read More
Encouragement, Coaching and Prompts for Writers A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico In Paris, the famous Arc de Triomphe is currently completely wrapped in a silvery grey fabric as a tribute to the late installation artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The arc of the Write […] Read More
Encouragement, Coaching and Prompts for Writers A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico This month, I’m offering a little nostalgia and a few organizational tips to help keep all of our ducks in a row. We all know how easily those ducks can run […] Read More
Encouragement, Coaching and Prompts for Writers A monthly blog by Eve West Bessier, Poet Laureate Emerita of Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico In this edition, I will talk about how to write engaging and true to life characters. I will also address some pitfalls to avoid. Even if you’re writing a memoir, in […] Read More
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