Catawba Publishing

Finding Our Line

Every day we shape our clay from the inside out giving it cachet

But sometimes it's the clothes we wear that give us away that give us sway

Curves, straight lines diagonals, in-your-face style au courant, de rigueur faux, retro

Similarly we define ourselves as writers shape our style

The curve of the plot the turn of the phrase the tone of the prose-- it's the pattern of patter that matters

We preen, we pose give color to character and landscape decorate and align

weaving a provocative story stitching a tall tale spinning a yarn threading a theme

piecing a poem with precision and panache punctuation with elan finding our line

Nancy Dillingham