Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category
Across the United States today, banks are closed and businesses idled as Americans observe the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., who 50 years ago shared his dream — and hope — for a nation divided by inequality. Typographical portrait copyright Heather Munro 2013 I say to you today, my friends, so even though we […]
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Tags: civirl rights movement, emancipation decalaration, Jr., Martin Luther King, pacifism, President Obama inauguration, racism in America
Yesterday I got the news that a former colleague committed suicide. I didn’t know Larry Oakes very well in my days at the Star Tribune. Mostly, he worked out of the Duluth bureau — but occasionally he’d call the news desk in Minneapolis and ask me to transcribe a story. I remember him as a […]
Filed under: Ethics, Friends and family, Psychology, Writing | 17 Comments
Tags: Cass Lake, Duluth News Tribune, Larry Oakes, obituary, Star Tribune, suicide
A song to the stars
Today, millions of families will gather in joyful celebration — but many will miss a loved one who is either absent or lost. For everyone out there who is celebrating a bitterwsweet holiday today, I offer the beautiful words of Camille Gage. Merry Christmas. A song to the stars in times of darkness Last Sunday […]
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Tags: A song to the stars, All is Calm, Christmas eve, Christmas truce, Silent Night, World War II
Remembering George Whitman
Some people call me the Don Quixote of the Latin Quarter because my head is so far up in the clouds that I can imagine all of us are angels in paradise. George Whitman wrote those words on the chalkboard outside his bookstore on January 1, 2004. George Whitman, who died in Paris a year […]
Filed under: On this day in history, Paris, Writing | 7 Comments
Tags: George Whitman, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, Sylvia Beach
My Seven Things thingy
One of my favorite things about blogging is meeting other bloggers. Every day I’m reminded that there are still truly kind people out there, and that — no matter what life may throw at us — none of us is truly alone. Two of those truly kind people are Trisha and Carolyn, authors of the […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Friends and family, On being creative, Writing | 11 Comments
Tags: blogging, Seven Things About Me, writing
A note to my loyal readers
For various reasons, the past few months have been tough. Some days it’s been a struggle to meet my most basic obligations, let alone blog. But many of you have willed me on through your kind comments. Others have waited patiently for my long-promised posts. And all of you have given me the motivation to […]
Filed under: On being creative, Psychology, Writing | 6 Comments
Although I no longer attend church, some lessons from my childhood faith still resonate for me. Of these, Easter is among the most important. Believing that someone could come back from the dead is a matter of faith. But believing in the human potential for renewal and rebirth? For me, that’s a matter of fact. […]
Filed under: On this day in history, Photography, Psychology, Writing | 23 Comments
Tags: Easter, faith, James Arruda Henry, religion, resurrection, self-publish
Some people call me the Don Quixote of the Latin Quarter because my head is so far up in the clouds that I can imagine all of us are angels in paradise. George Whitman wrote those words on the chalkboard outside his bookstore on January 1, 2004. George Whitman, who died in Paris yesterday at […]
Filed under: On this day in history, Paris, Photography, Writing | 5 Comments
Tags: George Whitman, Paris, Paris photography, Shakespeare & Co., Sylvia Beach, writing
I haven’t posted anything since October 12—the longest hiatus in HeatherBlog’s brief history. So I don’t blame some of my readers (and more than a few friends) for wondering whether I’m still alive. The good news: Yes, I’m very much alive. The bad? I’m also very, very tired. Yesterday morning I shipped off a manuscript […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Friends and family, On being creative, Psychology, Writing | 17 Comments
Tags: Germany, Italy, Mark Twain, Mark Twain quotes, Paris, rumors of my death, writing
