Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Natalie Goldberg

  • it is one of my favorite things.

    “To encounter a fine book and have the time to read it is a wonderful thing.” Goldberg, Natalie (2008-02-12). Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir (p. 32). Free Press. Kindle Edition.

  • Tell me about a time you remember rain

    Today is the last day of November, and, thus, the last day of Nanoblomo 2010! Will I ever post on my blog again? that remains to be seen. I’m kind of glad the pressure’s off though (not that there was much pressure to begin with…) For my last post I’m going to share a writing…

  • On being a cog in the machine

    Did I mention that I really like Natalie Goldberg? I do. Today I read about how she has dozens of notebooks filled with crap from when she lived in Taos and felt like she had nothing to write about but she wrote anyway because somewhere under that surface ennui there is something that needs to…