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Monday, June 27, 2016

Editing an old story

Bored with the sorting and pitching, and distracted in the midst of it by a notebook full of background details on a story I wrote a couple years back "My Disco Ball is Broken," I pulled up a copy and began messing with the manuscript. Don't know if you remember the story - starts off with Grandma... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Sort & Pitch Day

Maybe I’m the only Silly Old Girl who does this, but from time to time I feel the need to get organized and toss out all those things I’ve been saving “in case I need them sometime.” I go through the albums of artwork from the grandkids that I’ve been intending to organize and present to them now... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Street Seen Two

From time to time I see an episode of “Barney Miller” a ‘70s comedy set in the 12th Precinct cop house in New York City. The cops used typewriters to write up their arrest reports, the phones had buttons that lit up, circular dials, and they rang. Files were kept in huge cabinets, there was a chalk... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 24, 2016

Street Seen

A classy dame, dressed all in black except for a pair of red high heeled shoes with fluffy little flounces at the toes, ankled her way along Broadway at the hinge of the evening. A sailor, leaning languidly against the brick façade of the Furniture Mart on Fourth Avenue, stood at attention and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Slip of the tongue?

He’d just put his butt in the chair, added a slug of Dewar’s to his coffee mug when the phone rang. Desperate woman, begging him not to hang up like all the others. Lawyer Jones is in a good mood, it being Friday and his wife's out of town for the weekend. So he says he’ll listen for five minutes... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The Big Yawp

I saw Miss Dora leaving The Center yesterday just about the time my volunteer shift was up. She doesn’t look so tiny in the social room – sitting at the table with her big yawp open and her voice penetrating the walls and window frames. But climbing into the driver’s seat of her late-model sedan,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

FYI

Tuesday, Before Bingo The Invisible women gather at the center to debate the vital issues of the day: ü What the grown-up kids are Doing Not doing ü Failures of The Establishment ü Vagaries of the weather ü Someone’s recovery process ü All the “ain’t it awful” possibilities ü Remember when… Kenny,... Sign in to see full entry.

Talking to The Sibs

The boys are on the outs. Each one calls me to ask if I've talked with the other, and then proceeds to tell chapter and verse (eventually) about why the other is an unreasonable or uncaring selfish jackass, and really, Mom, I just don't get how he thinks... I tell them both they need to remember how... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 20, 2016

"Graduation" Day at The Center

I think the word bittersweet was invented for days like last Thursday. It was the last day of the group writing program "Write Your Own Story." Counting me, 8 of the 10 regulars were there. Brenda was away on her honeymoon - they finally tied the knot after 17 years of deciding whether or not it... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Happy Father's Day

To all those dads who bring home the bacon, take time to play catch, to teach their sons how to be good men, to teach their daughters how to recognize a good guy to become the son-in-law who fits into the family. To all those dads who have to leave home and family to serve and protect, either at... Sign in to see full entry.

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