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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

TUESDAY AT THE CENTER

I had a couple small items to donate to The Center’s gift shop, and missed my Tuesday regulars, so I grabbed the sack of pink pussy hats and took myself up to the Main Street facility. When I first got there the place was almost empty of people. New Joyce was at the desk, the kitchen angels were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

PRESIDENT TO APPEAR IN GRANITE CITY

The downstate activism FB page has been buzzing for a week or so. The organization is firming up plans to greet Donald J. Trump this Thursday afternoon. He's coming to the re-opened US Steel plant in Granite City for one of those "hooray for me" rallies. I'm sure Thursday’s speech will include an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 23, 2018

THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE...

Recently I’ve read the 3rd leading cause of death is the medical mistake. I can attest that mistakes are made. Ten years ago I was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Wasted no time getting surgery. There was a complication. Dr. D. left instructions with the staff on the recovery floor that I was to get... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 19, 2018

OK, so reading a long story is not for you...

I remembered after I posted these first two bits from the novel I'm revising that some of my Blogit buddies don't like to read things in a series. It should all be neatly contained in one post. In fact, that's the way I like it too. It's not always convenient to get the reading done every day - ya... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

WHO’S THE TEACHER?

Lately with the group at The Center I get to share some of the lessons I’ve learned. Even better, I get to learn from them. I may be the one who comes up with the weekly topics for us to write about. But truth be told, most of my ideas come from them during our discussions around the table. This is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 16, 2018

GETTING READY

While the Write Your Own Story (WYOS) class is on hiatus, I’ve been skimming and at times copying clips I’ve taken from the 2014-2017 issues of Writer’s Digest. I’ve been playing with the idea of adapting these tips and tools to include in the WYOS weekly handouts. Writing your story is not easy.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

SORTING AND PITCHING

They’re not all in a row yet, but the ducks are beginning to sort themselves out. I finished winnowing the good articles from old issues of Writer’s Digest and organizing them in a notebook; that’s 2013-2017 more or less sorted by theme. Characterization, setting a scene, story arcs, red herrings,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 14, 2018

FOUND DURING YESTERDAY'S SORT & PITCH SESSION

Sent your way today to offer a bit of relief from the hottest July in memory: FORETOLD BY FAT BLACK CATERPILLARS Snow...silent, drifting deep over frozen earth muffles sound, blurs outlines. Wind – chill and unrelenting carries cold from northern glaciers; freezes the Father of Waters, the Great... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 13, 2018

ONE WOMAN’S WEED

Carrie Anne noticed the next door neighbor’s son moving deliberately up and down their shared driveway with a gallon of Roundup, spraying the weeds that had sprung up through the gravel. He didn’t look up as she stood for a moment at the kitchen sink. Days later all the weeds on the old woman’s side... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 12, 2018

JACK

Jack was Margie Baker’s dog, a super-sized part wolf, part Alsatian, with brindle–black fur and a way of sidling up to someone without their being aware of it. On summer evenings after supper the kids in the neighborhood often gathered at the Baker’s to play games, Kick The Can, Hide ‘n Seek, or... Sign in to see full entry.

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