A Celebration of Poetry
I do not consider myself a poet. Occasionally a mood will hit me and I will write a poem, but I do not inflict it on others. But here I...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Fiction: The Lie that Tells the Truth
Is this a true definition of fiction? It sounds clever. It's short and punchy. It's ironic; it has a twist. But it doesn't work, not for...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Deep in the heart of Lent: An update and reflection
Lent started more than two weeks ago as I write this on March 10 of 2023. Ash Wednesday was February 22. Lent will end on Easter, or...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Feb 4
- 3 min
The UPS and DOWNS of Content Creation
This is very meta; I’m writing about the thing I am doing at the same moment. Although I consider myself a writer and novelist, what I...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Feb 4
- 1 min
Stupidity and Evil
This article about Bonhoeffer's writing on stupidity popped up in my feed. The controllers of the Internet must know me better than I...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Musings on Creativity
All of us are skilled in something. All of us are talented in something. There is a difference. Skilled is achieved through thousands of...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Feb 4
- 2 min
A Woman Walked into a Writer's Group
A woman walked into a writers group Looking for affirmation, looking for the members to tell her how good her writing was. And she didn’t...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Colorful Crow Publishing: Let Me Introduce You!
This is the logo of my publisher, Colorful Crow, started recently by fellow Georgian (Northwest Georgian to boot) Karli Land. Here is the...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Jan 21
- 6 min
Your truth, my truth, whose truth
(This is a theological look and the basis for a Bible study lesson tomorrow. You are warned." This is going to be a difficult and...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
I Met My Goal
My November 19 post mentioned that I would not self-publish again until I found a real publisher for one of my two (semi) finished...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Dec 31, 2022
- 4 min
The Chosen and Criticism: What is Wrong with You People?
My subtitle is a quote from R.C. Sproul that went viral. It applies to many things nowadays. I don't know if I would call myself a fan...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Nov 19, 2022
- 3 min
Is Self-Publishing All That Bad?
I have two novels I am shopping out to publishers. Two publishershave had them for an extended time with no word on yea or nay. I assume...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
What I'm Reading and Writing
My most recently completed book is Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. I should say I have finished the first reading. Clearly I need to go...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Sep 17, 2022
- 1 min
Best Short Stories? Maybe
This might be click-bait, but this listacle interested me: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/43-of-the-most-iconic-short-stories-in-the-...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Sep 4, 2022
- 2 min
My Anthem
There's more that rises in the morning Than the sun And more that shines in the night Than just the moon It's more than just this fire...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
Probably the stupidest rejection letter I have ever received.
We will pass on the publication of the book. One: We've got several things on our plate now that are taking a lot of time and wouldn't be...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Aug 21, 2022
- 2 min
A Trollope is not an immoral woman
Not sure why, but I have read a lot of Anthony Trollope this summer. I am 2/3 of the way through The Way We Live Now. It is brilliant. In...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
My Netherlands Saga
On July 21-July 31, I was in the Netherlands. For almost all of that time I was in Holland, which the the Western part, more or less,...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Aug 18, 2022
- 3 min
LIVE THE QUESTIONS
I have come to enjoy The Habit Podcast, with host Jonathan Rogers. I really recommend it for writers and would-be writers. He interviews...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
Yes, I Got a Dog
Confession: I am a dog person. To the core. However, I do not have "fur babies" or feel a sense of human connection with them. They are...
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