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Writing with the Brushstrokes of an Impressionist Painter

Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo published in Speak Up Talk Radio Blogatini on May 22, 2023 ©2023 I love impressionist painters and the way in which they capture nuances of light and color in tiny brushstrokes. Images of sunlight dancing upon the surface of water or of fading sunset upon an ancient cathedral or idyllic […]

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Writing with Joy Inspired by an Ancient King

Original Blog by Douglas J. Lanzo composed on April 30, 2023 ©2023 When considering the historical figure of David, most first envision a great warrior king or the boy who slayed the terrifying Philistine giant, Goliath, with a mere stone flung by a slingshot.  Less often do we think of David, who conquered and founded […]

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The Story Behind The Year of the Bear

Earlier version first published in Julie Arduini’s Tuesday Trumpet on January 11, 2023 (pls check out TYOTB on Amazon) As a writer blessed to have my award-winning, debut coming of age novel, The Year of the Bear, nominated for the John Newbery Medal and to have published 309 inspirational poems in 65 literary journals and anthologies […]

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