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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Don't write when you're in this mood!

It's not a headache exactly. It's just that my eyes don't want to open. I don't want to go to breakfast with my boys. Don't want to paint the deck rails, even though the weather is perfect and it needs to get done. Don't want to crochet or meditate or listen to music. Don't want to dust or clean the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 30, 2016

Going "Home" Again

I can never remember who it was who said "You can't go home again." He was a famous writer/philosopher and it's highly disrespectful of me not to be able to call his name to give credit where credit is due, but my brain simply can't retrieve that bit. (Googled it. Thomas Wolfe. Oh, yeah) I haven't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 29, 2016

Review of The Body Language Talk

Here's a hint to anyone who presents a program at a senior center: do not talk down to your audience - they've been there, done that and earned the gold medal. They're not new here. All ten of the Write Your Own Story group showed up yesterday. Actually the 11th was there, but when she found out we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

A group writing exercise

This could be an icebreaker for a party. It's called the Seven Minute Autobiography. It works best when there are five or more players. Here's how it goes: each person uses pen and paper or some handy tablet/laptop device and for seven minutes writes about themselves, something that's happened,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

I'm officially OLD!

Couple days ago it was pushing 80 degrees, folks were out and about enjoying the sunny day walking their dogs, pedaling bikes, hanging out at Annies Frozen Custard watching the cars go by and enjoying the flavor of the week. I was on my way home from the store with a package of "manager's special"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

About the Target Toilet Protests…

First the legislature of the state (was it North or South Carolina?) passed a law making it illegal for a trans-gender woman to use the women’s toilet in public venues. In the arcane language of the bill, it’s also forbidden for a guy who was born in a female body to use the men’s. According to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 25, 2016

Last Day at the Library

I half-expected one of the real librarians to mention last week’s letter of ‘retirement’ when I went in on Sunday afternoon. It was one of those picture perfect days, warm and sunny – and there were Earth Day things going on, special showings of “Purple Rain” at the Wildey Theater to observe... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 23, 2016

1-800 Kiss My Itty Bitty Font

Well, ya gotta laugh. I mean, what kind of an old stick-in-the-mud would I be if I didn't see the humor... A few days ago my bank - one of the big ones - sent me a new debit card, along with a couple pages of security this-'n-that, toll free numbers if you have security issues with a debit card or a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Body Language and Love STories

The reason I bring up body language is that the university is presenting a program on it next Thursday at The Center. It is scheduled to run at the same exact time we meet to write our own stories. So I'm thinking of adjourning the group to attend that one-hour program. As writers, story-tellers,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

A Dip in the Dating Pool: today's writing prompt

Our WYOS write today will focus on dating. First dates, blind dates, bad dates. What were the risks of being fixed up by friends, family, co-workers, etc., as opposed to answering a personal ad (for those who were living and learning before the internet). Describe the date, what you wore, where you... Sign in to see full entry.

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