wordswimmer

Come dive into a sea of words and swim toward a new understanding of the writing process.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Coming to the end of another journal

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I'm coming to the end of another journal and the pages feel like leaves tossed by the wind filled with the hopes of spring the longings ...
Monday, December 01, 2025

How trust works

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How trust works: you take a deep breath pick a pen open your journal and begin writing not knowing what you'll discover before you put y...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

And you wonder at the miracle

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The poems come in bursts like gusts of wind or a sudden rain shower words spilling onto the page coming from who knows where your heart, per...
Sunday, November 02, 2025

How do you know what to write?

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Questioner: How do you know what to write? Wordswimmer: You don't know before you begin. Q: Don't you plan ahead? W: Sometimes. But ...
Thursday, October 16, 2025

How do you go deep?

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How do you go deep and dive into places that might hurt or feel uncomfortable? How do you feel your way past pain to a new understanding of ...
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Bruce Black
Chicago, Illinois, United States
A writer, editor, and teacher, Bruce Black earned his MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and now searches for words and stories on Chicago's northern shore, only a few blocks from Lake Michigan. His book for adults, Writing Yoga, was released in 2011, and his stories for children have appeared in Cricket and Cobblestone magazines. You can contact him at wordswimmer@gmail.com.
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