Yes, it's been a long time...
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
Eugene, Oregon
January 20, 2023 5:52pm CST
But I'm still alive and well. Anne and I avoided Covid 19 (got all the shots offered) and she survived a year of treatment for an aggressive breast cancer in 2021. I am still in good health, but seem to be getting older all the time.
I spend a lot of time reading, writing and studying poetry these days and also submitting some for publication. Besides a sheet full of rejections, I have had a few successes, most recently with five poems published in the online site called Lothlorien Poetry Journal. Other than winning contests or being published in some leading journals, there is no payment involved with poetry, but it is certainly a great feeling when there is a measure of success.
Here is a link to those five if anyone is interested.
By the way, I want to say again that I get no payment at all for this writing.
When we read poetry, it is good to remember that the poem is not the poet, poems may be wholly fiction or even based on things that happen to other people.
Anyway, I thought I'd share that news with anyone who remembers me.
Lothlorien Poetry Journal Edited by Strider Marcus Jones Poet - Publishes poetry and fiction online and in print periodically. https://lothlorienp
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@sallypup (57888)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic Usual Yule Tale going out is what I did this year. I met a lady who does not mind the hour drive to Longview so we've been enjoying some literature events there once a month. I am liking the return to the west side. I am NOT missing all that snow and ice. My hubby has been sick for months now but we're hoping he is getting better. I hope you don't run off again.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
@sallypup Glad you're enjoying it there and I'm sorry to hear that he is sick. Sending good wishes.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Hello Lenore! Yes, that is a difficult thing for readers to understand. How are you liking the west side by now? Are you publishing any stories?
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
21 Jan 23
Welcome back! I had wondered where you wandered off to. I'm glad things are working out for you and your wife.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Hi DE, Thanks for reading. We are glad too.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
21 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic You're very welcome...
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
21 Jan 23
One of my closest friends is a poet. She loves to write and is well known in my country. But here, as elsewhere, there´s no money involved in it. She earns some money directing literary workshops and she also earns some money helping those who want to publish with their own money.
I, myself, like to write short stories. I have had lots of fun (and pain sometimes, writing them but although many books were sold it wasn´t enough to make a living with them. I, too, used to direct literary workshops and taught Literature at the University.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
22 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic Alejandra has given virtual workshops with the pandemia but she says that she doesn´t have many people. There are other kinds of work that do better online. My eldest daughter is a psychologist and was very worried when the pandemia started. But now she had even more patients.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
I had no idea that you had such a background. How nice to know. I am doing a virtual workshop for two hours each Tuesday morning and it is very good. He doesn't charge enough, I'm sure and does two or three others plus some in person work too.
I have a collected volume of Pablo Neruda's poems.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jan 23
@marguicha There are onlu 4 or 5 people in the workshop I do on Tuesdays.
He only charges $10 for the 2.5 hours. Very helpful.
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@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic - We are so scared by this virus. Our niece, her 3 years old baby and her partner all had Covid and they were all vaccinated.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Jan 23
@LadyDuck True, it is quite scary. We still wear masks when we go shopping.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Hello Anna, nice to hear from you. We are still careful too.
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@GreatMartin (23676)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
21 Jan 23
"getting older all the time."---not me--I know how to stay young!!
Glad to hear your wife beat cancer!! 
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Did I say that? I meant by the calendar. I still feel 40. 
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
21 Jan 23
It's good to see you back. I love writing poetry too. I've had some of my poetry printed in poetry magazines, I do it for the love of writing poetry, but it's exciting to see it's good enough to be accepted by poetry magazines. I like your poetry. I hope we both have many poems accepted by books and magazines.
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan 23
Sounds fun. Glad you did something you enjoy.
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic You're welcome.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan 23
Great to hear from you and I also saw your announcement on FB, Glad you are being creative, That is what helps most my writing and poetry, Thank you for the link. All the best to you and I hope you have a good weekend,
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic no I don't but I will take a look at it
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Hello, nice to hear from you and thanks for the FB comment too. Do you know about
Submittable.com?
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@xFiacre (12597)
• Ireland
21 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic I wondered where you were hiding. Good to hear that Anne is doing well now. I'll check out the link you put up.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Hello again! Thanks for reading.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
21 Jan 23
Welcome back!!! It's so good to hear you're doing well and that Anne has survived her battle with cancer
Congratulations on your poems getting published. That's quite an achievement
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Thank you Marilyn. I am writing and submitting a lot. It is nice to see some published.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
As I do you too! Thanks for stopping by.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Thanks, sorry to hear that. I hope she returns.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Hello Judy and thank you for the compliment.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
21 Jan 23
Hi James! It's great to see you here again. Congrats on getting your poetry published!
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Hi Diana, and thank you. Nice to see you again as well.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
21 Jan 23
It has been a long time since I've been here steadily. I don't write poetry, well, I did one - one in 69 years, so... not a poet. However, I do write stories and have been posting them on Archive of Our Own - not a pay site either and mostly for fan fiction.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Nice! There is a site called Submittalble.com that has literally thousands of places to submit any kind of writing to both paying sites and others.
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@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic Those are really nice poems.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Jan 23
Hi Judy, I hope you like it. There was no acting during the Pandemic.
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
22 Jan 23
It’s good to see you and so glad to hear the good news, especially about Anne.
I read all your poems. Each was very touching and well done, but I especially loved the one about hats. My grandmother owned a millinery shop back in the day.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jan 23
Thank you Dianne! I'm glad you liked them. That hat thing swam up in my memory recently.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Jan 23
@JamesHxstatic You are very welcome.
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