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Friday, February 12, 2016

Writing Exercise...

The little scene I posted yesterday was an exercise in writing first-person narrative and stemmed from a dream I had the night before. I don't often remember dreams, but I did remember this one - standing at a rail fence in a pastoral setting, watching a mare and her foal munching apples under an... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Gamers

I was standing by the rail fence, leaning on it, arms folded on the top rail, resting my chin and taking in the scene: rolling hills in the far distance, tree line at the other edge of the pasture, a carpet of clover and grass nearby. There were bees and butterflies, a sorrel mare with her... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

50th Anniversary -- conclusion

He was stunned for a minute. Then he pulled out of her grasp and struggled to his feet. He’d bumped his head and elbow on the concrete pad, but he was okay. Annie was laughing. Laughing out loud, lying on her side, sprawled halfway out of her wheelchair, the woman was holding her stomach, not even... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 8, 2016

50th Anniversary, part 3

He was at the kitchen table, sipping black coffee, listening for the thermostat to kick in, for the sequence that would shut off the pilot light on the furnace. Once that happened, all he had to wait for was the gas to build up enough to ignite from the water heater. He was eight steps from the back... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Happy Anniversary - Part 2

Months earlier they’d put all their vital papers into a safe deposit box. Annie’s idea, “in case this old tinder box burns up.” The house was a century old, but it was solid, and Gary had always kept it in good repair. When the stucco siding had developed weather cracks, he’d hired a couple of... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Happy Anniversary, draft part 1

Note to readers: this is a dark story with adult themes. 4:30 A.M. - on the 50th Anniversary Gary threw Annie’s prosthetic into the scrap barrel from the top step of the back porch. It made a satisfactory bang as it hit, the sound resounding as the prohibitively expensive plastic rattled to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 5, 2016

Breaking News - from an old friend from Blogitville

posted today on Facebook "Very pleased to formally announce that I will be the new Writer in Residence at Pendle Vale College, working closely with librarian Anita Vine and the English Department there. First visit next Wednesday." http://www.davecryer.co.uk/page15.htm Sign in to see full entry.

Anthropology Teacher

While I worked in the Humanities & Social Sciences office at Seattle Central Community College (1996-2003) I sometimes audited classes that appealed to me. One was on the study of Native American religions, taught by a working anthropologist named Jay Miller. Now, Dr. Miller only taught with us one... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

The Circle of Power

Ajehn had walked far that morning, his footprints remained behind him in the dew spangled grass for a few minutes. Had Mohl or Quilch wanted to follow their son, they’d have to have done it quickly, for the sun was quickly drawing the dew molecules up into the air. Ajehn had been hearing a kind of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Rainy Tuesday and “Short Bus” Questions

First Tuesdays of the month are often/usually/almost always busy phone days at The Center. It was raining. Any time it rains the phone traffic never lets up. People are stuck indoors. That's when they let their fingers do the walking; they get on the phone. Factor in a rare alignment of the planets... Sign in to see full entry.

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