Tag Archives: Peter Blau

PETER BLAU: Essential Worker

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Sally works the late shift at the counter, and more. She makes coffee, mops floors, stocks shelves and greets everyone warmly, even drunks that wander in at 2:00 a.m. Sally wears her name tag proudly and never complains.

What does she do between shifts? No one asks. No one cares.

Peter Blau believes everyone has a story to tell and in his teaching he invites students to tell those stories with their writing. His work has been featured in 50-Words as well as Academy of the Heart and Mind, Paragraph Plant, and Five-Minute Lit. Peter sees writing as more than just a means to an end, but It is the end in itself.

PETER BLAU: A Healing Place

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I entered her kitchen
on a dark cold night
looking only for food.

But what I found was a feast
of understanding and affection.

Delicious lips tasted my despair.
Strong arms soothed bitter wounds.

My tear-stained heart nourished and healed,
the darkness disappeared.

At her table, she fed me love.

Peter Blau believes everyone has a story to tell and in his teaching he invites students to tell those stories with their writing. His work has been featured in 50-Words as well as Academy of the Heart and Mind, Paragraph Plant, and Five-Minute Lit. To Peter, writing is more than just a means to an end. It is the end in itself.

PETER BLAU: Closing Time

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Forty years at the plant
Loyal, hard working
Just like his father

Shop foreman, pro-union
Supported his family
Took pride in his work

Two months before retirement
The plant closed, company moved
Laid off

Forty years at the plant
Unlike his father
No pension, no employment

Betrayed, angry, disillusioned,
Lost

Peter Blau works with students of all ages. He believes everyone has a story to tell and the goal in his teaching is to help his students discover their unique voice and style as they tell those stories with their writing. To him, writing is more than just a means to an end, but it is the end in itself.

PETER BLAU: Hiding in Plain Sight

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She’s huddled at a corner table in the dark bar.
A jazz band is playing.
She lights a cigarette and sips her drink.

Designer sunglasses hide a black eye.
Lipstick covers bruised lips.

She’s a striking presence in designer attire,
but wealth and status can’t protect her from angry fists.

Peter Blau works in Minnesota’s Twin Cities in a variety of settings. He believes everyone has a story to tell. His goal is to help people discover their unique voice and style as they tell those stories with their writing. Peter believes that writing is more than just a means to an end; it is the end in itself.