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Monday, October 17, 2016

“I don’t find this stuff amusing any more.”

Simon and Garfunkel were amazing together. Their songs lit up the culture. But this morning I’m remembering a line from one of Paul Simon’s later works which for the life of me I can’t remember beyond “I don’t find this stuff amusing any more.” If you haven’t been camped out in the wilderness for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 16, 2016

The Janitor’s Secretary

Someone once asked me to describe my job, and that’s what I told them it was, in a nutshell. At the time Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville was mostly in the planning stages. The state had acquired the former Shurtleff College campus in upper Alton and was moving forward with a limited... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 15, 2016

Accusations, Denials and Charges, Oh My!

I once thought I’d brag like a locker room jock whose papa never taught tick from tock. You’ve no idea the cuties I’ve put under my thumb and they never complain, they’re not that dumb. I go up close and personal: skin against skin any time it happens to be the mood I am in. How easy come liberties... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 14, 2016

Twist of The Knife...a story from The Center

The group met on Thursday, and as usual we were ready to rock and roll., It seems we all come prepared for anything these days. Mom’s saying about our state of mind would be “loaded for bear.” There was a lot of hunting and other frontier stuff going on when Mom was young. We got right down to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

The story goes like this: “STOCKHOLM (AP) — American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician. “The Swedish Academy cited Dylan for "having created new poetic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Needed: Idea for Tomorrow's WYOS Class

It’s hump day, Wednesday, light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel day for those with jobs. But for this old gal, it’s the day to come up with a topic or two for the Write Your Own Story session at The Center tomorrow. It’s not easy to come up with topics we can dig in to, what with all the focus on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Community

Q. How long does it take for a person with low self-esteem to form a good opinion of him/herself? A. A very long time. Sometimes we never really do. If mama was a nitpicker, a critical soul who was damn near impossible to please, if daddy was absent, or there physically but emotionally cut off – no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 10, 2016

Stalker here on Blogit

A few minutes ago I checked the comments on my blog to find an offensive message from someone who signed himself "WileyDrunk." I deleted the message and then decided to search and find the profile for this individual. His listing describes the account as a "parody." I reported the offender to Blogit... Sign in to see full entry.

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National Novel Writing Month starts in 20 days

NaNoWriMo The new issue of Writer’s Digest arrived in my mailbox a few days ago, and I was very interested in reading one particular article: “How a Month of NaNoWriMo Can Lead to a Lifetime of Better Writing.” Writer Grant Faulkner starts his article at the beginning – tells about how he “marveled... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 9, 2016

Topic Idea: First Date

We’d been dealing with some pretty heavy topics at our memoir writing sessions at The Center, so for Thursday’s gathering we thought to lighten it up a bit. Our topic was first date, perhaps that first date with “the one.” I asked them to remember the five W’s – Who, What, Where, When and Why. It so... Sign in to see full entry.

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