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From Seed Words #3

From Seed Words #3:“Why are the clouds upside down?” I look at the lift of sky, searching for the source of her confused view, where the gates of ascent and summit meet terminal ground. All I see is brightness, and it is the same as it always is. “But my fingers are not upside down.”I am tired, and I consider that I will offer concessions to her imagination, my own in stowage, lacking oxygen maybe, or perhaps just sleep.“Maybe because they are far, far away.”See More

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"http://ning.it/nMvZGY Playing with new set of Seed Words - words I find to get us all writing together."

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"Playing with new set of seed words. Searching for words to get us all writing together. http://www.plantthisgarden.com/1/category/seed%20wo"

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"Finally updating my blog with writing prompts, recipes and memories of warm Augusts past."

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"I'm pleased to announce the new Seed Words Writing Challenge. Each week, I post photographs of words I've collected around town to get you writing. 1. I post the prompt of 5-10 Seed Words.2. You write,…"

Jul 21, 2011

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"Testing testing 123. SheWrites to Twitter. Will it work?"

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"#SeedWords Challenge 1 -water, limit, valve, electric, iron, orbit, telemetry, signal, drains & look- Plant those seeds!"

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"Come join new #writing #challenge #seedwords I pluck words from the world; u plant them in ur writing. Let's write! http://ning.it/nfmq4Y"

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"Hi Kathy. I just found your message on my 'conersation' about graphic novels and education. I would love to hear more about how you integrate the two! You can visit my blog (www.departingthetext.blogspot.com) or my page…"

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"Kathy, Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index. I hope you will find, as I did, a…"

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"Welcome to Mother Writer,Kathy! If you haven't already, feel free to introduce yourself, browse our threads, or start one of your own. And again, welcome to Mother Writer. kelli rodin (admin)"

Jan 26, 2011

Kathy Kottaras replied to the discussion 'Graphic Novels at Home and In School: A Dialogue' in the group TEACHER WRITERS

"YES! Hi! Just joining the group - nice to meet you! I teach at the community college level, but I teach Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi as part of my composition class. It's a great read and leads to some pretty intense…"

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Who I am:: I am a Chicago-born writer and teacher living in the Los Angeles area. I have my M.A. in English from the University of California, Irvine. I was also the 2004 recipient of the Music Center’s Bravo Award in Los Angeles. I have had work published in The Edith Wharton Review, ReadWriteThink.org, and edible Los Angeles. Most recently, I was a featured blogger on YES! Magazine's online site for No Impact Week. I also have poetry forthcoming in the anthology entitled The Poetry of Yoga.

I am also a yoga teacher, a doodle-artist, an iPhoneographer, an active gardener and a wanna-be urban homesteader. Having grown up in Chicago, where I watched my father toil to bury his fig tree during the winter months, I am especially in awe of my arugula and Swiss chard, who laugh in the face of wind and hail.

Links my work can be found at www.plantthisgarden.com. Also, I am on Twitter as plantthisgarden and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/plantthisgarden.

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: My personal essay was published in the literary anthology, Mamas and Papas: On the Sublime and Heartbreaking Art of Parenting by San Diego City Works Press in October 2010.

Media outlets that I currently write for:: N/A

My writing is:: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir, Blog Posts, Lit Crit, Theory

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Services I offer to other writers:: Writing Instructor, Yoga Teacher

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My professional associations:: NCTE
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From Seed Words #3

Posted on August 30, 2011 at 7:18am 0 Comments 0 Likes

From Seed Words #3:

“Why are the clouds upside down?”

I look at the lift of sky, searching for the source of her confused view, where the gates of ascent and summit meet terminal ground. All I see is brightness, and it is the same as it always is.

“But my fingers are not upside down.

”I am tired, and I consider that I will offer concessions to her imagination, my own in stowage, lacking oxygen maybe, or perhaps just sleep.

“Maybe because they are far, far…

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At 3:11pm on August 18, 2011, Lisa Cheby said…: took me long enough to get this. I really should check in here more . ..

At 2:01pm on February 16, 2011, Meryl Jaffe said…: Hi Kathy. I just found your message on my 'conersation' about graphic novels and education. I would love to hear more about how you integrate the two! You can visit my blog (www.departingthetext.blogspot.com) or my page on she writes.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Meryl Jaffe, PhD

At 8:07pm on January 28, 2011, Julie Jeffs said…: Kathy,

Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
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At 5:09am on January 26, 2011, Kelli Swearingen said…: Welcome to Mother Writer,Kathy! If you haven't already, feel free to introduce yourself, browse our threads, or start one of your own. And again, welcome to Mother Writer.
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At 10:16am on January 25, 2011, Kamy Wicoff said…: Hi Kathy and welcome to She Writes! We are so glad you are here. If you need help getting started, take a look at our very helpfully named "Getting Started" page, and don't forget to browse the very popular Groups. You can start your own if you don't see one that suits your particular interest, though at this time there are more than 250 to choose from.

Enjoy, and warm best,
Kamy (Founder, She Writes)

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