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Ten Things to Finish in My Fifties

by: Steve Watkins In: ideas, journal, Lists on: March 16, 2020

•A world-class retreat center known for its hospitality and depth for writers learning the publishing business. •Walk the Great River Road from Lake Itasca, MN …

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by: Steve Watkins In: Arkansas, nature, photography, rural America on: March 15, 2020

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The Art of Loafing in a Parts Store

by: Steve Watkins In: Arkansas, Craft of Writing, Memoirs, Non-Fiction Books, rural America, The South, writing on: March 14, 2020

When you think on it, it’s amazing just how much of nothing can go on in a little town. In the seventies and eighties, Monette, Arkansas had at least a half …

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Photo of the Week

by: Steve Watkins In: Arkansas, authors, journal, nature, The South, writing on: March 1, 2020

Inaugural picnic on the grounds of Tranquility Base. 2/29/20 (Photo, Frances Merrell) …

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More Than Just a Story

by: Steve Watkins In: Agriculture, farming, rural America, writing on: February 29, 2020

During the last eighteen months and through the process of drafting The King of Highbanks Road, there is something I’ve not shared with you. It’s the kind of …

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10 Things I Learned to Love About Home Again

by: Steve Watkins In: Agriculture, Arkansas, Books, writing on: February 24, 2020

  As we wrap up the finishing text for The King of Highbanks Road, I reflect on so many things from the experience of putting it all on paper - and how …

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Photo of the Week

by: Steve Watkins In: nature, Tennessee, The South on: February 23, 2020

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Stop the Presses! But Go to 500!

by: Steve Watkins In: Arkansas, Books, Memoirs, Non-Fiction Books, The South, writing on: February 21, 2020

After eighteen months of writing, and a half-year of (ongoing) editing, we've set Saturday, October 3 as the release date for The King of Highbanks Road. There …

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When Religion Makes You Think Too Much

by: Steve Watkins In: Christianity, Church, Truth on: February 19, 2020

  It's worth noting at the beginning my sensitivity to this topic. It began in 2012 when a well-intentioned, but misguided church pastor literally walked …

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Pilgrim Strong Readers: We Need Your Review

by: Steve Watkins In: Books, Memoirs, Non-Fiction Books on: February 18, 2020

Did you read Pilgrim Strong? I could use your help. We need 36 reader reviews to reach 100. The Amazon gods are saying magical things happen to a book's …

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Ten Inspiring People I Met on the Internet and Now Call Friends

by: Steve Watkins In: People, Stories, writing on: February 17, 2020

Keith Richardson Some time around 2014 my phone rang and showed an unknown number. The caller identified himself at Keith Richardson and said he'd found a blog …

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Photo of the Week

by: Steve Watkins In: Arkansas, culture, photos, Uncategorized on: February 16, 2020

Old cypress barn north of Oil Trough, AR. …

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Giving Tranquility Base Some Breathing Room

by: Steve Watkins In: Arkansas, Mountain View, writing on: February 14, 2020

    Its legal description is Roundbottom Pool Estates, an approximate 50-acre land tract developed in a spectacular river valley near …

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The Task is Complete

by: Steve Watkins In: depression, Faith, journal, writing on: February 12, 2020

Some time back around 2010 I was getting desperate. I hadn’t worked in two years and chronic depression had settled in, seeming it might never go away. Dana and …

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Ten Things That Are Also 54

by: Steve Watkins In: Uncategorized on: February 10, 2020

AstroTurf. AstroTurf hit it big in 1966 when the company was tapped to turf the newly opened Houson Astrodome. Best Buy. Doritos, only the world’s best …

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Photo of the Week

by: Steve Watkins In: Uncategorized on: February 9, 2020

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Tranquility Base Writer Retreats (2021 Schedule)

by: Steve Watkins In: Craft of Writing, Marketing, Writers, Writing Seminars on: February 5, 2020

  Our 2021 curriculum is focused on four primary dates (4 days each) on site at Tranquility Base in Mountain View, AR.  Call us for specific information …

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The Honesty Box

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Faith, Stories, writing on: February 5, 2020

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely that what others …

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Top 10 People Who Shaped My Storytelling

by: Steve Watkins In: Craft of Writing, Stories, writing on: February 3, 2020

Any writer would have a difficult time counting all the things that affect his or her work. Places, different environments, other writers. Lots of …

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Photo of the Week

by: Steve Watkins In: nature, photography, photos, Tennessee, The South on: February 2, 2020

REELFOOT MORNING Fog lingers across Reelfoot Lake and up to the cypress tree line in Tiptonville, TN on 2/1/20.  Reelfoot formed in a series of major …

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