Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Excerpt - what I've got so far...

MOTIVE AND OPPORTUNITY Joey had spent the night with Clyde in his quarters at Belmonte. They’d lingered over coffee talking about whether or not Gunnison was a place they could one day settle down together. They’d been thinking of eastern Oregon, or some wide open space in Wyoming or Montana where... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Motive and Opportunity...

Ever since I wrote the story for National Novel Writing Month in '13, I've been wondering whether or not Clyde Madigan really did kill Gus Lansing as Little Gus said. Clearly the Madigan character wasn't logical enough or far-seeing enough to have caused Gus' death with an eye to courting the widow... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 16, 2015

So long, Story Project. Good luck to you...

Well, guys, I finally came to a conclusion about the Story Project and Peg's idea of what it oughtta be and why she's done things to get other members of the steering committee ticked off at her. She has no desire to make it anything but an occasional gathering of story tellers and listeners. She... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Oh, Peg, have you got a minute?

I got to The Center early Thursday morning - half an hour before the Write Your Own Story session was to start. I got out the sign-up sheet, stopped in to talk with Sara, who is the center's Director - to talk about the ongoing hassle of the Story Project, which the Center sponsors. What I said to... Sign in to see full entry.

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.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

P.S. about the story excerpts...

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

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.

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.

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.

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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