Creative Carnival – July 2008

Welcome to the July 2008 Creative Carnival edition!

What is this? It’s a chance to compile some great articles around the blog-o-sphere showcasing all sorts of writing. If you need to know more, or would like to submit an article for the next Creative Carnival, read this.

So, without further ado, grab a cup o’ joe, kick off your shoes and sit a spell, there’s lots of interesting reading just a click away.

(Note from Admin: Is it just me, or has the blog-o-sphere been quiet this month? Is everyone on vacation? What, you don’t write on vacation? Tsk tsk … get writing! )

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Essays

Tea Party Girl presents Do You Know Where Your Tea Comes From? posted at Tea Party Girl.

axel presents Traveling And Personal Growth posted at axel g.

Byteful Project presents The 7th Annual Holiday Extravaganza posted at Byteful Blog, saying, “The 7th Annual Holiday Extravaganza put on by The Polyphonic Spree was an incredible and ineffable experience. I’ve included dozens of photos I took at the event.”

AdmirableIndia.com presents Bangalore to Mysore on Bike: Day 1: Part 2: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Brindavan gardens and Krishnarajasagara or KRS dam posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

Adam Pieniazek presents Super Cyclist Troopers posted at Adam Pieniazek, saying, “A post about a funny though dangerous encounter with an angry Bostonian driver while riding my bicycle.”

Erin Straza presents writers’ bloc: Practicing Writers’ Hospitality posted at Filling My Patch of Sky.

Mark Graybill presents Cats and Cutting Boards posted at Cat Yarns, saying, “A short humor piece.”

Aaron Powell presents What I learned from writing a novel posted at Aaron Ross Powell.

Alaia Williams presents What I know about self-care. posted at One Organized Life Blog, saying, “You wouldn’t think that taking care of yourself would require much effort – but sometimes it does.”

Vanessa Druckman presents How I Became a Superhero posted at Chefdruck Musings.

Fiction

JennH presents An Unexpected Independence Day Celebration posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, “A young woman reacts to her widowed mother’s announcement that she is remarrying.”

Toni presents Jed’s Guitar posted at Starlit Whispers.

gregory adkins presents The Sprawl – Blog Archive » Fashion Can Ruin a Relationship posted at The Sprawl, saying, “one in a chain of comedic shorts exploring the neurosis of the author.”

Christina M. Rau presents Higher Education in Corporate America posted at The Unromancing Of Roma, saying, “Chapter 8 of The Unromancing of Roma, a novel, kind of.”

Yvaine presents At the train station posted at Starlit Whispers.

Karen presents Fiction: How to Lose Your Man posted at Write From Karen, saying, “This was a mixture of fiction and nonfiction, an experiment, really. It was written in reponse to a group writing challenge. I have no idea if I made it work or not, but it was super fun to write.”

Jodi Cleghorn presents Voodoo Cowboy posted at Jodi Cleghorn, saying, “Written for the new Musical Musings meme, and inspired by the Cat Empire’s song ‘Voodoo Cowby’ … A man adrift in a post apocalyptic world, keeping a promise he made to his dying Mama.”

Annie Evett presents Who are you? posted at Annies Musings.

Virginia Diaz presents Trees posted at Told On a Friday.

Amaryllis presents Chase: Puppy Feeder posted at Amaryllis’s Tales, saying, “A short story about an assassin’s troubles with a puppy.”

Barbara Torris presents Barbara`s Travels…at home in the world!!!!!: Forgotten Magic posted at Barbara`s Travels…at home in the world!!!!!, saying, “This is a very short story i wrote several months ago called “Forgotten Magic” With only 100 words a big story can be related! b”

Nonfiction

The Change Carnival presents 4 Steps to Unleash Your Creative Genius posted at The Change Blog.

A.W. presents What I know about self-care. posted at One Organized Life Blog, saying, “You wouldn’t think that taking care of yourself would require much effort – but sometimes it does.”

Poetry

The Money Moose presents Bad Blog Haiku #5: The Challenges Of Writing posted at Blog Badly.

Brent Diggs presents Powersaw Poetry – A Toothsome Tale of Love posted at The Ominous Comma.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Quick Story & Other Verse (Limerick & Haiku Prompt) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Child Ish Behavior presents Ode to My Salad posted at Not Just Typical.

Jim Murdoch presents Do you break, jam or snip? posted at The Truth About Lies, saying, “A discussion of different approaches to enjambment. (The comments probably exceed the length of the post).”

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This concludes the July 2008 edition of the Creative Carnival. THANK YOU for submitting your links! If you would like to see your work showcased in the August 2008 edition, please submit your links here. (Please, one link per blog. If you submit more than one link per blog, I will only use the first link submitted.)

If you submitted your link and don’t see it here, that probably means I received it after the deadline.

Thanks for visiting the carnival participants and don’t forget to check back August 9th for the next Creative Carnival.