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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Centered...

Tuesday at The Center. Rainy, warm(er). A couple days past the full moon. Oh, yes we got trouble, trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool. Roger, one of the pool players, arrived a bit early and brought his wife Bonnie along. She had a bag of books - notebooks, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

P.S. about the story excerpts...

I delete them after 5 days. Sign in to see full entry.

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A little break from the story...

It has become clear to judgy me that I am a snarky egocentric snotbag. I've written here how my former student (from the Write Your Own Story class at the Center) named Peg had ticked me off by announcing that writers involved in "our" E'vl Story Project could just drop in any old Thursday for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 7, 2015

A Writing Hint from Prof. Kropp's Creative Writing 101...

It was 1978, summer session at SIUE. Lloyd Kropp (Writer in Residence, author of the sci fi novel "100 Times to China," with others to follow) started us off with this bit of unforgettable lecture. He said (paraphrased) "You can write about anything you want, but I will not accept anything on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 6, 2015

A Writing Exercise - to brighten disinspiration

(from Writing Alone and With Others) Jot down your father's age at your conception. Then your mother's. Write a brief description of the house where you were born, as you remember it or as you imagine it. Then write to one or both of your parents, or about them. Or describe a character sitting in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 5, 2015

The Meaning of Life - a la Douglas Adams

There's a genius funny book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," that came out a while back, and a sequel titled "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe." Douglas Adams takes readers on a crazy trip where all the weirdness encountered on his hero's journey seems oddly familiar. Frustrated with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Tuesday at The Center

A Woman Named Harriet Harriet is a woman who believes in the mysterious power of God’s hand at work in her life. She told me yesterday she became a Christian Scientist the hard way – at one time totally confident in the science of medicine. She was in possession of a logical, practical mind, totally... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Two Hat Tuesday

I made myself sit at the computer and work on "Harm's Way." Decided to take the name all the way to Harm, did another universal search/replace. Tidied up parts of the back story on the homesteading. BTW, the Wickipedia info on the homesteading acts is interesting, especially if you're a history... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 2, 2015

Funny thing, it's Monday but that doesn't cheer me up...

Old joke: There I was, sitting on the curb, chin in my hand, feeling all alone and blue, when this guy stops and says, "Cheer up. Things could be worse." So I cheered up. And sure enough Things got worse. Daylight time starts on Sunday. We're gonna see 50 degrees tomorrow - the snow's gonna melt,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Cleaned out a drawer

Apparently Fang was right that time when he asked me "Don't you ever throw anything away?" I do, of course, but there are some things you hang onto because they just might come in handy some day. Or you may find a way to incorporate them into some attempt at art. I opened the little 10" wide drawer... Sign in to see full entry.

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