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Friday, February 5, 2016

Breaking News - from an old friend from Blogitville

posted today on Facebook "Very pleased to formally announce that I will be the new Writer in Residence at Pendle Vale College, working closely with librarian Anita Vine and the English Department there. First visit next Wednesday." http://www.davecryer.co.uk/page15.htm Sign in to see full entry.

Anthropology Teacher

While I worked in the Humanities & Social Sciences office at Seattle Central Community College (1996-2003) I sometimes audited classes that appealed to me. One was on the study of Native American religions, taught by a working anthropologist named Jay Miller. Now, Dr. Miller only taught with us one... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

The Circle of Power

Ajehn had walked far that morning, his footprints remained behind him in the dew spangled grass for a few minutes. Had Mohl or Quilch wanted to follow their son, they’d have to have done it quickly, for the sun was quickly drawing the dew molecules up into the air. Ajehn had been hearing a kind of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Rainy Tuesday and “Short Bus” Questions

First Tuesdays of the month are often/usually/almost always busy phone days at The Center. It was raining. Any time it rains the phone traffic never lets up. People are stuck indoors. That's when they let their fingers do the walking; they get on the phone. Factor in a rare alignment of the planets... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Kindred Spirit

I was in the Target store early yesterday, in the home storage aisle, getting the feel for the width of a wire shelf - I had just about guesstimated that it would fit find in the space between the door frame and the wall, and would hold the gift wrap and ribbons, esp. if I used some S hooks to hang... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Study hour at the library, or is it?

Yesterday we had a near-record warm and occasionally sunny day. Not typical January at all. I figured it would be a light day at the Library as people would take advantage of the 60-ish temps to hang out at the park or take a drive up the Great River Road to do some eagle watching. The bluffs just... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

I know something is wrong with me: deal with it...

I grew up on the edge of the abyss, the razor's edge, walking the line between "maybe we can make it for another month" to "the sh*t has hit the fan, duck!" How my mama got us through the bureaucatic BS, the desperate poverty, the secret issues she was dealing with and managed to get the three of us... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Safe House for an Unsafe World

The extreme weather of the past couple years has set me thinking about safe houses. I'm not talking about a secret, well-guarded place where a state's witness is hidden away until she can testify and put her dangerous pursuer behind bars where he, theoretically, will no longer be a threat. I'm... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 29, 2016

Planning for the new memoir class

I have no idea how many will sign up - my best guess is between 7 and 10. Of that number I imagine three will be repeat students, folks who like the therapy aspect of the class. My feelings are mixed: on the one hand it's 'been there, done that' and let's get on to something new, while on the other... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

C'mon, Mama, Let's Go Home

I didn't mind the ride in the car, because I got to sit next to the window. This was decades before the seat belt was used, and Mama habitually drove very carefully, if at times a bit distracted by fumbling with her cigarette. She stuck close to the right edge of the lane as she drove, her... Sign in to see full entry.

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