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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

You Wouldn’t Understand, It’s a Woman Thing

Back in ’02 when I was working at Seattle Central Community College as an office assistant I worked with a beautiful African American girl named Marilyn – she had a CPA certificate but found that numbers bored her, so she took a job as the Dean’s assistant. The Dean was Audrey W. – a Whoopie... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 2, 2017

Tend To Your Own Knitting

My aunts used to say tend to your own knitting when one of them put in her 2-cents’ worth about some unfolding domestic situation or other. Ella used to have a boyfriend neither of her sisters could stand. Mae didn’t like Bill because he was rough and a bit of a bully where Ella was concerned, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 1, 2017

What to do about Mom

My daughter in Florida has been after me for the past couple of years to move down to her neighborhood near Clearwater on Florida’s Gulf coast, and I’ve been thinking about it. Particularly strong is the urge to move after all the neighbors’ leaves have blown into my yard, which they do because of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 31, 2016

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne “Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and the days of auld lang syne?” It wasn’t the New Year until we heard the Guy Lombardo orchestra playing “Auld Lang Syne” live from the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. My early... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 30, 2016

NOT THE MAGIC CHEF

This season is all about food – at least it is for those of us who have aged out of the party scene, sipping cocktails, flirting and dancing ‘til dawn. We watch the cooking shows, the mad chefs who take a pinch of greenery and a dash of extra virgin olive oil and turn an ordinary brisket into a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 29, 2016

A WORD ABOUT THE WORK IN PROGRESS

Let’s just say I don’t like CJ much. He’s one of those takers who thinks the accident of good looks and a life of privilege entitle him to treat others like Kleenex, something to use and toss. He’s got money, a sharp car, and he’s used to getting his way with just a grin or if she’s resistant, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Queen of Ice - draft - part 3

Del looked up, irritated by the interruption. He had a pitch lined up, all presentation ready for the queen of ice, and CJ’s greeting was the buzz of a horsefly. But she’d already shut him down, more or less. So he kept his expression friendly. “Hello, CJ, how ya been?” “Great! Good, you know how it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2016

"Cold Beauty" Cont'd from yesterday

Rachel, her good right arm, had nudged Edie a couple minutes earlier as a guy moved from table to table, clearly honing in. “Shark at three o’clock,” she whispered, leaning close girlfriend- style. Edie nodded, followed her bodyguard’s lead. There he was, not even being subtle. There’d been guys... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 26, 2016

Working on a new story

COLD BEAUTY She was beautiful, classic bone structure, a bit thin and narrow but there were curves in all the right places. But the eyes were what caught the attention. Piercing, deep-set, they looked through rather than at. She was clearly something special. Charles James III – known as CJ to his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 25, 2016

DEC. 24

It’s a strange day – overcast, foggy, the clouds seem to go all the way to the ground. Seattle weather, no particular angle of the light, no sunbeams, no breeze, just a sense of being in a cocoon. The main difference is that in Seattle there was the scent of the ocean, a certain salty freshness and... Sign in to see full entry.

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