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Monday, July 13, 2020

THIS 'N THAT

SCREAMING? Misread the words on a photo of a sign to be posted on the schoolhouse door in the event they open for classes at the end of August. What I saw was a bullet list, protocol for entering the building. “Item 1) Begin with screaming.” Wait, what? That can’t be right. On second glance I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE (Pacific North)WEST

I was eighteen, new graduate of Mossyrock High School, working in the mail room of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company’s headquarters in Seattle. My high school sweetheart had been deployed to Korea. He had called off our engagement “for the duration” because his mother had suggested both of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 11, 2020

DID YOU GET MY EMAIL?

THE MAIN STREET CENTER - Tuesday morning. The phone rings. “Main Street Center, May I help you?” “I’m just checking to make sure Angela got my email,” said the caller. “I’m sorry, she’s not available right now. May I take a message?” “I’m just making sure she got my message. This is Cindy from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 10, 2020

FRIDAY NIGHT NEWS

Pardon me, said Roger. Of course, said Donald. and somewhere in the Kremlin, Vladmir is rubbing his hands together in delight. Sign in to see full entry.

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DATING GAMES

It was the early ‘80s – even at the university the good old boys, especially certain academics with tenure, thought females were fair game. Secretaries, lady professors, students – it was all one big candy store. At that time I was happily single again, a busy mom taking twelve credit hours of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

TRYING TO UNDERSTAND POLITICS

For the past couple of days - hard to keep track of how many these days - I've been doing a bit of investigating. I usually stick to the local CBS and NBC network news for weather and local issues, and to CNN and CNBC for the politics, Coronavirus updates, and whatever the president is doing. But... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Excerpt from this week's WYOS topics sheet

TIPS & TRICKS In “Writing Alone and With Others” Pat Schneider discusses the theories of writing and how it happens in a group [i]. Here’s what she says on p. 200. In a workshop, “everyone is learning – the teacher included. You will write together and share first drafts aloud in class, and the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

THE THING ABOUT YESTERDAY

If this were not the time of the great quarantine, if it were possible for this old writing student to meet with the rest of the workshop writers for the Write Your Own Story sessions at The Center, I’d use yesterday’s little post to illustrate a couple of writing techniques. One of these is point... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 6, 2020

PURE COLUMBIAN

Iris was telling Joyce about her favorite coffee – pure Columbian – with its rich nutty flavor and heavenly aroma, when Lena came up to the table with a plate of pastries. “Oh, yes,” Lena said “My Willie brought in the most beautiful ones you ever saw last time he and Gordie went to Columbia. Pure... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 5, 2020

HEAVEN SCENT: a coffee shop - Cont'd

June sometimes dropped the name of someone so famous you might even have heard of them. For instance, she once said “When I stopped in at Sloppy Joe’s in Key West, I used to see Ernest Hemingway there. His stories got real far out at times he’d had a few too many.” Then she’d go into an explanation... Sign in to see full entry.

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