Category Archives: writing

So how do you like your heroes?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Julia Barrett

With a side of grits?  Hashbrowns?  Bacon?  Ham?  On whole wheat toast? The subject came up between hubby and myself when I read a post about why men should read romance and women, thrillers.  I read both, duh, in addition … Continue reading →

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Sticky.

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Some things are just sticky, you know?  Honey, syrup, melted chocolate, kids’ fingers.  Or, on the other hand, genre fiction like Lawrence Block’s dark and stark yet  luminous prose– which I rediscovered last year, or the disorientation of The Other … Continue reading →

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The trouble with vanity.

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Julia Barrett

You know the story of Narcissus, right?  In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a young hunter who was enamored of his own beauty.  One day he came upon a still pool of clear water.  Bending over to drink from the pool, … Continue reading →

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Better…

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Julia Barrett

My birthday weekend is over.  There was some good, some better, some best.  I’m both gratified and grateful that readers seem to be reading Beauty and the Feast.  This is a story I loved telling, a book I worked night … Continue reading →

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Life in Pictures and love everlasting.

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Julia Barrett

A birthday poem from my friend, Scottish friend, Tom: There once was girl from Iowa Who set off in search of the Kiowa She travelled far and wide    Across the great plains in search of her Dreams Note pad … Continue reading →

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