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The Thrill of Success

February 20, 2016Heidi KortmanTuesday TellsHeidi Kortman, Jesse Raven, photography, Tunnel Park, Writing5 Comments

It’s difficult to achieve successful sunset photographs from my suburban apartment building. Other structures and treetops block the view. My generous friend decided that it was time we took a trip to the beach. We chose to go to Tunnel Park, in Holland, MI. I went snap-happy even before we’d reached the shore. Besides sunsets, I

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Breakthrough

February 20, 2016Heidi KortmanTuesday Tellsawareness, Heidi Kortman, hope, rejection, Writing

  Breakthrough depends on the actions of others. We don’t achieve it on our own. On Tuesday, I mentioned that one magazine turned away a short story of mine. The whole situation is a little like observing storm clouds. They darken, and you begin to wonder if they’re going to hail down on you like

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Words Can Flow Like Water Does

February 18, 2016Heidi KortmanTuesday Tellsconcept, flow, Heidi Kortman, Sentence structure, skill, Writing

Words can flow like water does. I thought that this early autumn glimpse of a stretch of the Grand River might give your imaginations some relief from the heat and drought the weather has been delivering lately. Where rivers of words flow   Broad, calm, deep, but always moving. A river exists to flow. We

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