Category Archives: poets

Open Mic November 24th

Posted on November 26, 2012 by robinofrockridge

We hosted another successful Open Mic for Redwood Writers last Saturday. Over 30+ attended and we hosted 17 readers. Thanks to all who came! Our next RW Open Mic will be on Saturday, December 22, 2-4 p.m. at SoCo Coffee. Open Mic … Continue reading →

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Word Press Workshop

Posted on June 16, 2012 by robinofrockridge

Am at Word Press Worshop today taught by Blake Webster for RedwoodWriters.org. Woo hoo! Looking forward to learning more about Word Press from Blake!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual

Posted on March 17, 2012 by robinofrockridge
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Open Mic Readings, March 24th

Posted on March 12, 2012 by robinofrockridge

                      REDWOOD WRITERS  Open Mic Readings at SOCO COFFEE Saturday, March 24th, 6-8 PM Soco Coffee, 1015 4th Street (at Brookwood Dr.*), Santa Rosa Arrive at 5:30 to sign up for … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Jack London to fade away?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Will the spirit or ghost of author Jack London fade from our sight next year? Whether or not you believe in such things, isn’t the question. It is true that Jack London State Park in Glen Ellen is on the list of California … Continue reading →

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On Selling Your Books

Posted on August 17, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Thank you, Sandy Baker, for permission to reprint your article here as a “Guest Blog.” You’re a FANTASTIC writing partner! Robin To Consign or Not to Consign . . . By Sandy Baker http://www.sandybakerwriter.com/Home.html ©Sandy Baker 2011 You’ve finally published … Continue reading →

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On Writing:

Posted on August 7, 2011 by robinofrockridge

The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. – Edwin Schlossberg

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Jack London’s Shadow

Posted on April 29, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Our Tuesday morning writers critique group met on April 26th at the Grist Mill building in Glen Ellen, California. There we had our weekly meeting out on the deck of the grist mill with the office of the famous American … Continue reading →

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John Smith’s Grand National – Horses’ names in poetry before the chase

Posted on April 9, 2011 by robinofrockridge

John Smith’s Grand National, April 9, 2011 I challenged my good friend Arletta Dawdy to take the names of the horses entered in John Smith’s Grand National Steeplechase Blog and put them in a poem. First she laid horses names out like … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Spring

Posted on March 20, 2011 by robinofrockridge

It’s raining again, but I won’t complain. After about four years of drought a few years back, I don’t grumble when it rains….but it does make me wonder how far off spring is. The calendar says spring is only a … Continue reading →

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