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Considering a Communications Career? 10 Questions to Ask Yourself

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change quote by Stephen Hawking via catherinehamrick.com chamrickwriter with image of Milky Way

A student in communications asked the following question: What strategy would you recommend for someone trying to break into the communications industry? Communications is a broad field, so I certainly do not have all the answers. Instead, I suggested thinking through key questions. 1. Does “service” underscore your attitude? Communications […]

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My Other Blog: Random Storyteller

Ever Spring (for Albert and Elizabeth)

Forever follows, past pale meadows

And into blue mountains misting green—

Gleaming white petals flutter, backlit,

On the underside of a dogwood bough,

Your bouquet, heaven-handed down.

Lent: Mining the Richest Vein

Today I am grateful for my critique group–fellow writers who take time from their own manuscripts to review my scribbles. In our last meeting, their gentle questions challenged me to rework the images in a previous version of this poem. I revised the content and renamed it. In a sanctuary laid bare Through forty days […]

Daffodils Take Me to Haiku Heaven

There’s a little piece of heaven in North Georgia—Gibbs Gardens—located in the hamlet of Ball Ground. Wave upon wave of daffodils bloom in fields and along trails in March and April.