Thursday, September 3, 2015
It's the month's first Tuesday: A1C testing day at the center. The nurse had set up her testing gear in the conference room, I'd handed out paperwork to a couple waiting people. Found out Iona's doing well, but still in a cast for her broken leg, and Pam's come early to get the lunch service... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
First Draft: a walk in nature
Reida took a deep breath as she walked along the deer path across the meadow, several minutes now beyond the barn. Mama couldn’t see her from the kitchen door, so she was already liable for punishment, but she didn’t care. She’s seven years old now, she knows the way, and there is sign to read at... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Oddments
My comment tally was 46,754 when I opened Blogit this morning. Now the 46 means nothin' much, but the 754 part of the number chimes in my mind like a guitar chord. 754 was the street address of the house in the Leclaire neighborhood where I raised my kids and spent 25 years of my adult life. Our... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Birth announcement...
Now, I've got this favorite nephew: Larry A. He's 72 now, retired from a job at the parks dept. in Salem, a tall lean drink of water who woulda been called Stretch if he'd grown up in southern Illinois. He's 6'7" and favors jeans with a bit of wear, plaid long-sleeved shirts or in chilly weather a... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Unreliable Narrators
Our librarian receives advance copies of books for review - things written by new authors mostly - "uncorrected proofs" and not for sale. These are usually first novels, portents of things to come if they get good reviews, end of the line if they don't. Since I'm nosy as any Parker ever wanted to... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Food or Serendipity
The first Write Your Own Story topic/hint for Thursday's class was food: favorite meals when you were growing up, a typical meal at your grandma's house, holiday gatherings, or how it's different now. If you didn't want to scribble for half an hour about food, the alternate topic was serendipity -... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, August 28, 2015
What's in a name?
Someone said "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." But that's only part of the story. Whether you call someone 'sweetheart' or 'shithead' depends on what just happened a flash-bang second ago. And their reaction to one of these pet names can be wildly divergent. I'm just sayin'. So, back... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Disturbed
Donald is making me crazy. Wild fiction spouted as though it's informed opinion: lies, damn lies, nothing backed up by fact, statistics, research. What's with the GOP? Have the campaign managers lost their minds? Putting up a hard- hearted, people hating blathering fool to carry their political... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
There's a lot of that going around...
Three - or was it four? - weeks ago, JoAnn S. had a fall at home, and was taken to the emergency room. Cracked her head, hurt her arm, no idea why she lost her balance. A day later she was at The Center as usual to help out around the kitchen and deliver one of the Meals on Wheels routes - 5 or six... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The last of our line
Sandy J. is a fixture in our town - a tall, lean woman of African descent who is known for her bright smile, sweet voice and her love of children. For as long as I can remember she has been a crossing guard, faithful in all weather, making sure the children cross safely to and from school. She may... Sign in to see full entry.