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Art and Faith, Catholic Writer, Creativity, Dappled Things, Deep Down Things, Time Management, Writing
To everything there is a season . . .
Lots of changes have been taking place in my personal life which have encouraged me to re-examine and reorient my priorities such that regular readers will likely see less activity on Persephone Writes in the near future.
My newly increased teaching schedule is taking up the majority of my time, leaving precious little to devote to my writing. Finishing my novel is a priority (I’m so close!), and since some of my health issues have improved, I plan on directing my energy to finishing my book. To assist with meeting this goal, I enrolled in a writing class/workshop which comes with its own demands for my diminishing time. All of which means I have had to choose to spend less time and energy writing for both my blogs.
In addition, I have cause to celebrate. My journey towards living a literary life has opened up in other ways which I feel compelled to explore. Regular readers know my passion for exploring and living the nexus of my Catholic faith and the practice of my art. Many of my posts here explore that pointed focus, to which all of my creative energy is directed. An invitation to deepen this exploration came my way recently when I was invited to be a regular contributing writer to Deep Down Things, the blog affiliated with the gorgeous quarterly literary/art journal Dappled Things. This is a wonderful opportunity for me and I am excited to work with such an inspiring, enthusiastic, and devoted group of writers and editors. The entire Dappled Things project is truly a labor of love — all of the time to produce the journal and website/blog is donated by individuals committed to reinvigorating Catholic arts and letters. The combined effort of these talented people results in high caliber prose, poetry, and art, an unusually beautiful print edition of the journal, and a growing, engaging online presence. I hope you will celebrate this new opportunity with me and follow my writing on Deep Down Things and perhaps even consider taking a subscription to this unique literary journal. My first essay, a meditation on living the writing life inspired by St. Therese of Lisieux, can be found here.
I do plan to write here when time and energy allow, and I’ll definitely post updates to my pieces published on Deep Down Things. But my intention is to take something of a sabbatical and use it to focus and quiet my mind to make progress on those larger projects which are very important to me. I hope you’ll continue to stay tuned . . .
Mark Bosack said:
Sounds like a very exciting time for you. I wish you much success on this new endeavor and we all look forward to the future posts on Dappled Things. Cheers! Mark
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Angela said:
Thanks, Mark! 🙂
I appreciate that and will definitely keep you posted.
Cheers!
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Donna Skawienski said:
I love reading everything you write, so I definitely will read your contributions to Dappled Things. Love you,
Mom
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Angela said:
Thank you, Mom — I hope you like the piece on St. Therese — I loved writing it. Thank you for all your support and encouragement. It means a lot. Love you too! 🙂
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rosemary said:
I am so excited for you my dear sweet friend, i love your piece on St. Therese and look forward to experiencing a writer’s world through your lovely self, It is so fun!
miss you lots,…. love you, rose
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Angela said:
Thank you, Rose! I’m so glad you liked the piece. We need to get together — miss you too. 🙂
Thanks for being so supportive and encouraging.
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Aquileana said:
Angela
I am so happy to read about your future and specially the Dappled Things project… That initiative speaks loud and says more than a thousand words…
You are not only a great writer and intellectual but a committed woman who keeps in touch with reality…
I am wishing you the very best in whichever road you choose,
Cheers;
Aquileana 😉
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Angela said:
That means so much to me, Aquileana — thank you for your encouragement and kind words. I’ve had so little time to respond to blog posts and keep in contact — please know I will do so as I am able. I always enjoy your posts and the meeting of minds that comes along with reading your work. Keep doing what you are doing and making your own wonderful contributions to our literary heritage!
Cheers! 🙂
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emilytoulouse said:
This sounds like an exciting time! Good luck finishing your book and I wish you luck in all your other endeavors (it sounds like there are many!) 🙂
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Angela said:
Thanks so much Emily! I appreciate that.:)
I hope you are well and adjusting to life back home. Any plans to head back to France anytime soon? You must miss it, and I miss your posts.
Cheers!
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