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Saturday, October 26, 2019

ONLY A GAME

PLOT THEORY For some time now I’ve been thinking of using the game of Solitaire as the basis for a work of fiction. I’d think of the four suits and pick out characteristics of the individuals. The king of hearts carries no sword, he might be a loving husband, perhaps a bit naïve and trusting, but a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 25, 2019

Working on a poem, but it's not coming easy...

LAST WALTZ? We used to dance together moving lightly as a feather As you led the waltz across the ballroom floor But someone caught your eye and though you didn’t say goodbye We were not the dancing lovers any more Please don’t bring her to our floor, though we’re not dancing anymore It’s still our... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

THURSDAY'S WRITE AT THE CENTER

We met as usual at 9:30 – small crowd. Brenda’s been fighting health issues not the least of which is ulcerative colitis, Linda’s mother has dementia and she is also visiting doctors. As for Sandy, she met a guy – and has added keeping company with him to her already loaded schedule. Our topics... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

About Drifting in Chiffon

I've never been the pampered one - things were tough growing up, dad split when I was five, and after he retired from the Navy the family allotment stopped. Mom had to apply for Aid to Dependent Children when I was in 9th grade. It was only through her exceptional ability to squeeze a quarter's... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Something from 1982-83

Broke, out of groceries: it’s the weekend before payday, and damn the struggle for equality… Why can’t I be Mrs. DeKunz, sitting on white wicker on a shaded porch overlooking a bright beach where blue surf sparkles for my enjoyment? I could breathe air clean and saltlike into lungs pumped with blood... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 21, 2019

NEW RECIPE

Ran out of my usual seasoning – forgot to pick up a packet of the Knorr French Onion soup mix at the store, so I used taco seasoning in the crock pot to season the chicken. It’s the mild version, and tasted very good as a soup – some low sodium chicken broth, finely chopped onions, a bit of tomato... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 20, 2019

THE BLOB

It’s been on the evening news. Featured articles on NPR. The new thing in science is the blob. It’s not a protein, it’s not a fungus, and it has displayed intelligence that scientists have observed. It’s kind of a slime that grows and absorbs nutrients – but they don’t really know what it is. New... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Q & A

Without looking it up, which king among the four suits in an ordinary deck of playing cards does NOT carry a sword. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 18, 2019

HAPPENS ALL THE TIME

Someone says something rude or shocking or funny and all I can come up with is some lame response. But later, maybe a day or so later when I think back on it, I come up with the perfect, solid gold thing I should’ve said. For instance, I was in the grocery store. My two little boys were in the cart,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 17, 2019

THIRD TIME'S A CHARM

If at first you don't succeed, try; try again. My first attempt at writing a Blogit post was a response to the loss of civil rights champion Elijah P. Cummings this morning. It was about the southern thinking of the family I married into – and how certain attitudes toward other races did not carry... Sign in to see full entry.

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