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	<description>&#34;Send in the Nouns&#34;</description>
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		<title>Breaking Bad, Poetically</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last post I was preparing for New Year&#8217;s Eve, and that describes how I&#8217;ve felt, as a writer, over the past several months. I haven&#8217;t felt like writing much since November, when I took part in the Poem-a-Day Chapbook &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/breaking-bad-poetically/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stowing Away the Time: 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 was, for me, nearly as great as 1968. That&#8217;s the year I turned nine and received my first guitar. Three days after opening Mel Bay&#8217;s Guitar Chords I managed a C-chord without fret buzz, another two days and I &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/stowing-away-the-time-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Book Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 17:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose it was inevitable: the initial manuscript for Around the Sun Without a Sail contained four errors: two grammatical and two lesser tweaks. They&#8217;re fixed, and copies obtained after 18 December are devoid of those particular problems (unless commas &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/book-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Short Ascent from Madness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Columbine massacre occurred I mistakenly concluded it was an anomaly. Reasonable young people would reason away their anger when confronted with ugliness. The killings continued, and weeks ago another young man entered a theater to shoot as many &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/a-short-ascent-from-madness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around the Sun Without a Sail</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I decided to compile Around the Sun Without a Sail, my only desire was that the book move slowly. I had a fair amount of published and unpublished poems and a notion: that we are all sailing, together, on a &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/around-the-sun-without-a-sail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>November&#8217;s Form Poem: The Glosa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November&#8217;s about to close, which means the &#8220;poem-a-day&#8221; challenge is almost over. I&#8217;ve had way fun with it this year, and managed to draft a poem just about every day. I missed a few, and those of you who know &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/novembers-form-poem-the-glosa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bridge of Bones: A Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linda LaVere&#8217;s new collection of poetry, Bridge of Bones, is such a fine mix of imagery and lyric that I&#8217;m not sure where to start. So let&#8217;s just open this review with part of a stanza from the collection&#8217;s opener, &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/bridge-of-bones-a-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>November and Poetry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like I&#8217;m most productive, as a writer, in November. Part of this is because I take part each year in Robert Lee Brewer&#8217;s &#8220;Poem-a-Day&#8221; Chapbook Challenge, always held in November. While I&#8217;ve tried his April challenge, I always &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/november-and-poetry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Black Mountain Odds and Ends</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Mountain&#8217;s pace is slow, like its accents. I&#8217;ve always enjoyed interacting with strangers, but saying hi to someone here seems to lead to 15-minute conversations. Last week early voting began in North Carolina, and I&#8217;ve been approached by townsfolk &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/black-mountain-odds-and-ends/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Black Mountain, North Carolina</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fenwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been in the Blue Ridge Mountains for a week now with another week left. The trees are turning quickly, and have gone from green just a week ago to mustard yellow and red that blend across the ridge lines &#8230; <a href="http://ruiningsterner.com/black-mountain-north-carolina/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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