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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Wrapping it up...

At The Center today I start the wrap-up of the Write Your Own Story group. I hope to see the full complement - all five or six of the regulars. Have not created a new writing prompt. This time the handout will be kind of an overview - the very thing I designed for the Women of the Woods. I've been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Once Upon a Time in Flatlandia

Once upon a time there was a skunk pup named Joe who sometimes disobeyed his mother's rules. Sally Sweetfur had been careful to keep little Joe and his sisters Jill, Joyce and Julie hidden during daylight hours. Until they'd eaten enough juicy grapes and good garbage to put a little meat on their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Little Dogs Yap to See Such Sport

And the Dish ran away with the Spoon... It's not that she was so ambitious, so work-brickle that she could not lay abed until sunrise. That is not the reason she slipped from between the covers and hurried. No. It was her unquiet bowel, urging her to move quickly. At least that's done, she thought... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 29, 2014

Karma Warning

I was at The Center last Tuesday. Noticed a new guy chatting with Iona at the bread table. Silver hair, neatly trimmed beard, ball cap with no logo, plaid shirt, jeans, worn-comfy New Balance shoes. Iona did that thing she does when something doesn't sit right with her, lifted her chin, turned on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Making plans...

I was staring out the kitchen window, waiting while the coffee brewed, thinking about the new back fence, the water feature and how indecisive I've been. What to do about it? Weighing the options - whether to drain the pond and level the ground, put in a nice rock garden (salvaging the boulders from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 27, 2014

One of those days

Facebook, from time to time, sends an email to notify me that someone has tagged me or liked something I posted, or commented. I consider this overkill. I have Facebook so I can see if someone has sent a message or clicked on something I posted. I've told them a number of times, using one of their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Miss Crabby Appleton's Review of Thursday

Ordinarily a Thursday is humdrum, forgettable, just one more yawn before Friday. When it comes to a beauty contest, Thursday's the plain cousin who can't get a date. But yesterday was no ordinary Thursday, no ride through a desert on a horse with no name. Oh, the weather was perfect, just a touch of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Ferd Packer Survival Theory - Basis for Writing a Character...

Normal Packerian protocol is to bash your opponent from behind if possible. If not, take your best shot and disable him quickly. Dispatch him if he is not useful as a hostage or to provide information about other enemies. If there is no possibility of striking the first blow, then use charm and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Women's Woodland Retreat:

One wife at the scene, who asked this reporter not to use her name, said her husband had to be persuaded to part with her for the weekend retreat. She did not share with him the driving directions, and was carefully vague about the schedule of events after he asked to be invited to observe the naked... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

She passed!

I'm not surprised, but I am very happy that all her hard work has paid off. Robin will be sworn in as a member of the bar by her friend Peary during the lunch hour today. She's having someone videotape the ceremony... She posted a little thank you on Facebook yesterday to show appreciation for all... Sign in to see full entry.

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