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Friday, February 19, 2021

ABOUT NOMAD

It's one thing to write the fantasy parts of this story - to just let the character act and react as I think he might. But it's another to pull together a bit of believable detail to anchor it. For instance, in my imagination, Nomad is invisible to humans because his body doesn't reflect light in... Sign in to see full entry.

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SCENE TO BE INCLUDED IN NOMAD’S STORY

Nomad waits at a downtown transit stop, leaning against the wall of a building to hide his shadow from notice by bus riders. A woman standing next to him with a white cane and a dog speaks to him. “Have you been here long?” He is startled, confused that she noticed him. “Do you mean on earth?” “No,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

NOMAD - a new story by plh - working on this one as we go.

NOMAD Before her child was born, Seeker consulted Psychic to choose a name. Psychic predicted the boy would be a wanderer, perhaps even exploring other worlds. Seeker found the ‘other worlds’ idea somewhat unlikely, but she did not question Psychic’s vision. When she delivered her son, Seeker named... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 10, 2021

THE ART OF POSTING TO BLOGIT

I find it works better for me to compose a post in Word, copy and paste it here - it gives me a chance to read it over before clicking on "Save & Post." But a minute ago when I went to my Word file to check out what I'd written late yesterday, it turned out to be an opinion piece on the assault on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 9, 2021

MESSAGE TO DONALD TRUMP AND HIS MILITANT FOLLOWERS

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Friday, January 8, 2021

VACCINE ROLLOUT CONTINUES

It's not as fast as we'd hoped, but access to immunity from Covid19 is filtering down slowly from the first rank - medical front line workers, firemen, EMT's, etc. Soon the essential workers who have to be there for us every day will be protected, and then older folks. I think around here they've... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

OMG!

I remember Pearl Harbor every Dec 7. I always feel that chill of fear again on 9-11. I know where I was when the word came that President Kennedy had been assassinated. And now another day of infamy. I may always remember January 6 as the day the president incited an attack on our Capitol building... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

A SORROW SHARED

Monday afternoon my son Russell called me after he saw a comment I'd made on a Facebook post, to see if I were OK. You know how it is on these dark winter days, the political fractioning and snarking get to you. Being stuck indoors and in solitary wear on the mood. Maybe, if you're like me, you get... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

YARNS

The little coffee shop on North Main Street had been a refuge for Linda while she was a grad student. Sacred Grounds offered free Wi-Fi and a welcome to students plinking away on laptops. She wrote the greater half of her papers there, slipping out of the word processor to fact check or get good... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 4, 2021

NAMING YOUR PUP - (OR THE TITLE FOR YOUR STORY)

Naming your adorable chocolate labrador puppy is going to establish who she is for what you hope is a long and healthy life. That bouncy little trouble maker will grow up to be a protective companion. But she has to recognize that name from early on, and will eventually come to be the real reference... Sign in to see full entry.

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