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Jan.08.2012 - 4:39 pm
Craning My Neck to See My Future
How do they know?
  Yesterday morning, I heard a raucus noise coming from outside.  I ran outside and looked up to see a large flock of Sandhill cranes migrating south right over our...
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Jul.24.2011 - 5:56 am
The Way The Wind Blows....
Bending the Way the Wind Blows
E. E. Cummings once wrote that "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."  Many of us, me included, have let life kind of happen to us. We've not...
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Jun.10.2010 - 3:38 pm
My Favorite Thing About Getting Older
People who say they enjoy getting older are liars.  Most of the burgeoning 40-and-higher-set don't see ourselves a day over 25, yet we have begun to creak when we get out of bed...
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Oct.22.2009 - 4:05 pm
Gotta Write to be a Writer
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To be a writer you have to write. It’s that simple. Or is it? For me it hasn’t been that simple. I’ve enjoyed writing since I was old enough to pick up anything to write with. The...
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Short Story: What Have I Done, excerpt
Short Story: What Have I Done, excerpt
Short Story: What Have I Done? Chapter 2

Comments from Lisa

Oct.24.2011 - 4:33 pm
In response to: A Letter to My Twenty-Year-Old Self
Loved your blog post
Your post rings true for me, too, as I look back on my twenties from the perspective of my forties.  Nice post.
Mar.24.2010 - 7:08 pm
In response to: How to Write Your Novel in 2010
Hi Jennifer, It's always
Hi Jennifer, It's always good to read encouraging words from a fellow writer. I'm the same way...hard to put my seat...
Sep.22.2009 - 7:03 pm
In response to: Great News for Writers Who Have Nothing to Say!
NIce! So appropriate. Lisa
NIce! So appropriate. Lisa Heeren
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About Lisa

Lisa is a freelance writer and high school broadcasting teacher.  She has written extensively for the Piedmont Review, Charleston Review and 30-A Review and she is currently working on her first novel.  She writes for several blogs and has won several awards...
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Causes Lisa Heeren Supports

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

Lisa’s Favorite Books

Bird by Bird, The Old Man and the Sea, The Pleasure of My Company,