Tag Archives: Gus

Brushing the Soul

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Carol Buchanan

I haven’t posted since January 11! That breaks the first rule of blogging: Thou shalt write regularly. To which I answer, Life happens. Sometimes it throws a curve ball, or a roadblock, or some other kind of obstacle in our … Continue reading →

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The Horse’s Eye

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

The horse, I’ve read, has the largest eye of any land mammal. I believe it. It’s big enough to see into the distance, to catch sight of predators in time to run away, even while grazing. A horse has a … Continue reading →

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“Writing Sex Scenes” Starts Next Week

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

Starting next week, on Tuesday February 15, Montana author JamieDeBree and I will begin a series of posts about writing sex scenes. We think this will be fun and educational for readers and other writers because Jamie and I have … Continue reading →

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Listening to Gus (the Horse)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Carol Buchanan

Horse whisperer. That’s a much-overused phrase that implies (to me, anyway) a one-way communication from human to horse. What about the other way around? Who talks about listening to horses? Without knowing a horse’s body language, communication is only one … Continue reading →

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