Blogging with Summer Institute 2008

Good morning everyone. Today is a day for tying up loose ends,reflection, planning beyond the SI and celebration at Jose’s house! Thanks Jose in advance.
Writing into the Day: Letter to Self Chapter 2.
DD: Sue

Logger: Jose
Day Log for 7/30/08. By Jose Gomez
8:30
Mike graces us with bagels, munchkins, fruit salad and, ooh-la-la!, strawberry shortcake.
Katelin is busy writing [...]

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Good morning, feels good to be back.
Writing into the Day
Making time for yourself as a writer
DD:Katelin G!

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Day 13 Logger, Kathy Berstell
8:32 Welcome to the First Annual HVWP Summer Olympics! The writing athletes are awakening, and fueling up with [...]

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Good morning. Sorry I can’t be with you today but I will return!
Writing into the Day
Considering our writing lives.  Where are we now?  What plans can we make beyond the SI? Suggestions???
Bonnie
DD: Marisol

Logger: Cathy B.
Daily Log – Thursday July 24, 2008
Day 12
8:30 We began our day with a lovely breakfast provided by Lilah [...]

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Welcome to Thursday
Hope you enjoyed Visitors’ Day and you are starting to think about life with us, beyond this SI…
Writing into the Day
For now, let’s enjoy our moments together and I’m wondering, any prompts to share?
If not, I always carry backup for everything.
On the table you will find lots of photographs of people. Come [...]

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I’m sure that you have a great writing prompt we can all enjoy. So please let me invite you to share it here..
Just sign in to our site and then click on Manage and find this entry and begin your prompt, copying and pasting under the last person’s prompt and then click on [...]

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Welcome Back! We are now officially, at the mid point.
Writing into the Day:
How does it feel? How about taking some time to just reflect on your writing life at the Summer Institute,( a bit of a process writing). Feel free to include your Scramble experience.
Digital Documenter Mike
Logger from Wednesday: Mary
HVWP SI2008 Tratoria
Mercoledì, 16 di Juli [...]

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Good Morning: What a day don’t you think?
So here’s another way to write into the day
The Backpack
From: Everyday Creative Writing: Panning for Gold in the Kitchen Sink
By Smith and Greenberg (NTC 2000)
Whether we carry a knapsack, pocketbook, briefcase, diaper bag, or some combination of the four, many of us have trouble getting out of the [...]

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Good morning and a very happy Tuesday to all you writers ready to rock the house!
Writing into the Day:
Let’s try something a little different today: Image Explosion
Here’s the poem we will work with:
“The Names”
Billy Collins
Yesterday, I lay awake in the palm of the night.
A soft rain stole in, unhelped by any breeze,
And when I saw [...]

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So how was our first week together? Check out our slideshow.
Writing into the morning:
Part I: Mapmaking
Make a map of the earliest neighborhood you can remember.
Include as much detail as you can.
Who lived there? What were the secret places? Where were your friends? Where did the weird people live? Where were the off-limits places?…
Part [...]

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Good morning…. Remember our week ends on a Thursday with a celebration. We made it! How does it feel?
Shout out to my mom. She turned 90 this morning!
Writing into the Day:  The History of My Name
Reading: “My Name” from the House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros to begin
Digital Documenter Paulette

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