Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Monday, October 18, 2021

FIRST DRAFT

AFTERLIFE TRAFFIC COURT BY HUGH P. LEROCHE CHAPTER 1: CROSSWALK TO NOWHERE Dot waved to the driver of the dark blue Chevy pickup, motioning him to go on. She was at the crosswalk just in front of the grocery store and with her bum knee it was going to take a while to get across. Dave shook his head... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 17, 2021

WRONG COFFEE

This morning I spooned coffee grounds into the filter, set the basket in the slot, filled the water well, and started the coffee going. It was the routine, but to tell the truth, I was less than enthusiastic about my first sip of the day. Maybe I'm being picky in my old age, but lately coffee just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

DOWN MEMORY LANE

A gorgeous screen saver on my computer a few days ago put me in mind of summers when I lived at the very end of the boondocks in the Cascade foothills. It was a mountan stream cascading down a series of waterfalls between sheltering evergreens and beautiful ferns and white flowers we called... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 15, 2021

THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

1. Flush toilets. 2. Automatic washers. 3. Well stocked store shelves. 4. Daily delivery by the U.S. Postal Service. 5. Clean water that is safe to drink. 6. Highways and bridges. 7. Other drivers paying attention. 8. Clean, safe food in cereal boxes, cans, etc. 9. Sanitary food prep at commercial... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

TANGLED WEBS

By Hugh P. LaRoche One afternoon as Alison was sorting in the mail room, one of the senior execs, Patrick Ryberger, squeezed past her apologetically to check the contents of his own box. She thought it strange that he hadn’t sent his assistant. But then she remembered: according to the office... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

I've been working intermittently to set up a story - a reversal of the spider and the fly classic poem. At the same time am trying to come up with a pseudonym for the author that conceals my maiden name within it. Dad's name was Hupy. It is almost Ancestry-dot-com certain anyone with that last name... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS

Roscoe ventured to the Brick Street Troop's backyard habitat from his temporary residence in the park by the lake. It was Monday, a much lighter traffic day than the usual Monday, and he skipped across the pavement very easily. He was planning to report back to White Ears about the walnut drop. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 11, 2021

STEWING IN MY OWN JUICE

Maybe we all do it from time to time. We walk and talk and git 'er done on the surface of our minds, but at the same time beneath it all we're cogitating and stewing about something that bothers us. It may be a tiny slight, a silly joke someone made at our expense, or something deeply offensive and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 10, 2021

"BULLIES, BASTARDS & BITCHES."

"How to write the bad guys of fiction," by Jessica Page Morrell. There is nothing more satisfying to me in a story than when the bully gets knocked on his ass by someone he's threatening. The longer and meaner he's been to the other character, the better I like it when he gets knocked over to tumble... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Days of Our 50-Year Old Soap Opera

I've seen some unbelievable chapters of "Days" since I first began watching it in the mid '90s. It was shortly after I'd retired from SIUe and moved back to the Pacific Coast. My sis Marje was a fan and we used to watch together. If I remember correctly, Marlena Evans was married at the time to... Sign in to see full entry.

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