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Monday Morning Muse

October 11^th, 2010 Jade Blackwater

Feeling lazy this morning? Enjoy the Festival of the Trees #52 hosted by John at Kind of Curious, and prepare your submissions for the Festival of the Trees #53 hosted by Arati at Trees, Plants and More.

A cappella Zoo journal of magic realism & slipstream
Anita's Owl Creek Bridge macabre tales from Seattle storyteller Anita Marie Moscoso
Association of Writers & Writing Programs [The] support for writers & writing programs around the world
Beyond the Fields We Know meditations by Catherine Kerr
Bitter Oleander Press [The] deep-image driven poetry & prose since 1974
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation [The] English usage rules & guides
Capacitor performance. art. science.
Caribbean Writer [The] journal with a Caribbean focus from the University of the Virgin Islands
Cassandra Pages [The] culture, society, place & spirituality with Beth Adams
Centrum arts & education from Port Townsend, Washington
Common Language Project [The] engage, educate & inform Americans through innovative & accessible journalism
Copper Canyon Press nonprofit publisher of poetry in Port Townsend, Washington
Corporation for Public Broadcasting diverse & innovative programming that’s useful, educational & cultural
Crack Skull Bob sketches & musings of Iowa artist Ruben Fletcher
Crafty Green Poet poetry & observations of the natural world from Juliet Wilson
Cranial Aperture inside the photographic mind of Jeffrey Yen
Daybreak Star Cultural Center Native American cultural center in Seattle, Washington
Duotrope’s Digest free writers’ resource listing of current fiction & poetry pubs
Elliott Bay Book Company [The] independent bookstore in Seattle, Washington
Emerging Writers Network attracting readers for emerging & established writers
Ester Wilson & Daily Drawings artwork & sketches from Atlanta artist Ester Wilson
Gaian Tarot meditations & tarot from artist Joanna Powell Colbert
GUD Magazine speculative fiction is GUD for you.
Hoarded Ordinaries mundane musings from a collector of the quotidian, Lorianne DiSabato
IndieBound support local businesses & independent bookstores
Inkygirl illustrated guide for writers by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Jamie Ford author, storyteller, artist, nice guy
Journey to the Center photography, travel & observations from Bev Wigney
Karen's Desk thoughts on writing & publishing from Karen Lee Field
Legal Guide for Bloggers civil liberties group defending rights in the digital world
Line Zero original fiction, poetry, editorials & visual arts
Lisa Diane Kastner writing, literature & commentary from Lisa Diane Kastner
Lorelle on WordPress blogging & online content management tips from Lorelle VanFossen
Mad Poets Society yes, poetry matters.
MediaBistro career & community for media professionals
Miss Snark, Literary Agent oldie but goodie: advice on not being a nitwit from Miss Snark
Monongahela Review [The] journal of prose, poetry & visual art that illuminates the beauty found in life’s sadness
Moonstone Arts Center Robin’s Books reincarnated & wedded with local Philadelphia arts
Natural Transitions Art Studio paintings of natural transitions by Linda Lovisa
Newbie's Guide to Publishing [A] thoughts on writing & publishing from Joe Konrath
Noise w/o Sound Seattle graphic designer & creative genius Kathi “george” Wheeler
Odyssey of the Mind creative problem-solving for students from kindergarten through college
Olympia Poetry Network literary awareness & poetry appreciation from Olympia, Washington
Orca Books independent bookstore in Olympia, Washington
Orissi/Odissi Indian Classical Dance traditional Eastern Indian dance taught by Dr. Ratna Roy & Jamie Lynn Colley
Pacific Northwest Writers Association Pacific Northwest writers’ organization
Paperback Writer thoughts on writing & publishing from Lynn Viehl
Pat Graney Company dance creation, production & education
Pennwriters, Inc. Midatlantic Writers’ Organization
Philadelphia Stories fiction, art & poetry of the Delaware Valley
Plagiarism Today resources for content theft, copyright infringement & plagiarism from Jonathan Bailey
Poets & Writers resources & news about poets & writers
Poets.org Academy of American Poets
PoetsWest Pacific Northwest Poets & Poetry
PostSecret secrets shared every Sunday
Powell's Books independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon
Preditors & Editors publishers & publishing services for serious writers since 1997
Project Gutenberg free ebooks & literature available for download
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) extensive grammar, style & usage resources
Query Shark brutal honesty from the Query Shark (a.k.a Janet Reid)
Review Review [The] fun, sassy lit reviews from Becky Tuch & crew
Richard Hugo House Puget Sound center for literary arts
Seattle Erotic Art Festival showcasing world-class art & creative expression to delight the senses
Six Questions For… editors, publishers, agents, educators & writers discuss writing with Jim Harrington
Speak Your Soul thoughtful & creative expression, exchange of ideas & positive action
SPokenword LAB building community through shared experience of spoken & written words
TED Technology, Entertainment, Design: ideas worth spreading
Uruvasi Dance Company promoters, practitioners & purveyors of Odissi/Orissi classical Indian dance
Via Negativa poetry, insights & naturalist observations from Dave Bonta
Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania [A] Photoblog by Kathleen Connally
Web del Sol literary hub
What is Copyright Protection? free general copyright information
Wild River Review slow web journal of people, place & culture
Willamette Writers Pacific Northwest writers’ organization
Writer's Digest information, resources & writing community
Writer's Market writers’ resource for paying markets
Writers Connection [The] information & resources for Puget Sound writers
WritersWeekly weekly freelance writing ezine from Angela Hoy
Your Sky web-based sky maps, horizon views & virtual telescope by John Walker

Amnesty International global movement of supporters working to defend human rights
Ample Harvest gardeners sharing harvests with local food pantries
An Inconvenient Truth learn about climate change & take action to reduce your impact
Any Soldier send your support to a soldier
Bread & Roses nonprofit intentional community building a world where it is “easier for people to be good”
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund relief & rebuilding efforts for Haitian people
Coffee & Conservation connections between coffee & environment & bird habitat
David Suzuki Foundation science-based education, advocacy & policy work as a catalyst for social change
Democracy Now! daily independent global news hour
Evergreen State College [The] public liberal arts & sciences college in Olympia, Washington
Freecycle Network people giving (& getting) stuff for free & keeping stuff out of landfills
Garden Rant feisty ladies dishin’ the garden dirt
Heifer International help communities end hunger & poverty
Homeless in SB Santa Barbara community street voice
Julio in Abyssinia living & working in the land of honey & sunshine
Kitchen Gardeners International home grown food & homemade meals
Kitsap Community Food Co-Op Kitsap County community-owned & operated grocery store
Lawn Reform Coalition life beyond the lawn with Susan Harris & her cohorts
Local Harvest find farmers’ markets, family farms, & other local sustainable foods
May Dreams Gardens Carol blogs from Indiana gardens & dreams of May
Menstrual Cycles all about Grandmother Moon
Northwest Harvest help provide nutritious food to hungry people in Washington State
One-Straw Revolution [The] natural farming & permaculture by Masanobu Fukuoka
Planned Parenthood sexual & reproductive health care provider & advocate
Rebecca Wood – Kitchen Dakini nutrition, recipes & cooking with Rebecca Wood
Scarleteen sex education for the real world
Seattle Goodwill nonprofit organization providing basic education & job training
Seeds of Change organic & heirloom seeds & gardening resources
Simply Cooking recipes & kitchen talk with Shannon Turlington
Slow Food International grassroots organization linking the pleasure of good food with community & environment
Southern Poverty Law Center teaching tolerance
Terra Madre giving voice & visibility to rural food producers of the world
Tomato Boots a guide to living simply by Lindsay Kittleson
YES! Magazine in-depth analysis, tools for citizen engagement & stories about real people working for a better world