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The Writing Room: Two Must-Have Craft Journals for the Literary Writer

March 30, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

craft journals. books on shelf by john gardener, sands hall, strunk and white, noah lukeman, robert mckee, theodore m bernstein, stephen koch, susan shaughnessy. Photo by Barbara Falconer NewhallOf all the books and magazines that come my way each week, my favorites are the ones that talk about writing — like Poets & Writers and Writer’s Chronicle. Read more.

Writing Room: Ending Paragraphs and Sentences with a Bang

March 20, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A stack of books on getting published in the library of author Barbara Falconer Newhall. Photo by Barbara Newhall

The most powerful place in a paragraph is its last sentence. More precisely, the most powerful place in a paragraph is the last few words of that sentence. Read more.

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That Old Tub-Shower Has Got to Go

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That old tub-shower has got to go. A stall shower will be much safer. No quartz for me, though. I’m going for colorful tile and a 1950s vibe.  Read more.

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Tinka Falconer enjoys Nordstrom Cafe chicken and berry salad. Photo by BF Newhall.

My Mother’s Last Words to Me Before She Died

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Widowed: Where’s My Lead Pony?

A greeting card with embossed and stamped poppies, blank inside by Emeryville, CA, printer Paula Skene Designs. Photo by BF Newhall

At the Hallmark Store — Teary-Eyed in the Sympathy Card Section

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