Hello there!
Whether
you’re just passing through, or looking for a comfortable online group in which
to share your writing journey, you’ve come to the right place! The Insecure Writer’s Support Group offers
resources, tips, timely news, how-to’s and don’t do’s – all the support we
writers can use to make the most of our craft.
We meet on
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mingle. As in the words of IWSG founder and “Cassa Series” author Alex Cavanaugh, “Your words may be
the encouragement someone else needs” Join
us!
This month’s
gracious co-hosts are Lee Lowery, Ronel Janse van
Vuuren, Jennifer Hawes, Cathrina
Constantine, and Tyrean Martinson!
I’ve been
doing a lot more planning than writing these days as I’ve been alternately
resting and therapeutically working on a broken shoulder. I’ve had ample time
to wool-gather too.
For
instance, it seems like we’d barely stopped pondering the identity of last year’s
Secret Santa before another holiday, sometimes involving secrecy came along.
Yep, Valentine’s Day, and admirers who want to remain anonymous. Have you ever
had a secret admirer?
In some
ancient Romans circles, anything said “Under the rose” was deemed to be top
secret. Given the cultural fondness for roses, for decoration, as well as
jewelry, there must have been a lot of whispering going on.
The Rose may
be one of only three flowers mentioned by name in the Bible, but it sure is
popular, especially this time of year. One of the most expensive of these
fragrant flowers is the “Juliet,” created by famed rose breeder David Austin in
2006. In 2002 a miniature rose called
the “Overnite Scensation” traveled to space as part of a study gauging the
effects of low gravity on the scent of the rose.
The oldest
known rosebush, aptly named the Thousand-year Rose, clings tenaciously to the
wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany. As hardy, not to mention sharp as those
prickles – AKA: thorns are, I certainly hope Mark Antony wore boots when
visiting Cleopatra, as she reportedly carpeted her floor with roses in
preparation for his visits.
Planted in
1885, Tombstone’s Lady Banksia rosebush retains its unchallenged Guinness book
status as the world’s largest and boasts a canopy that measures 8500 square
feet, with a trunk circumference of nearly 12 ft. The sound of occasional gunfire
notwithstanding, throughout March and April rose-lovers from all around the
world come to relax in the shade of fragrant white roses during the annual Rose
Festival celebrating the blooming of the original Shady Lady.
There are
over 4000 songs dedicated to roses. Which song just popped into your head?
