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Monday, November 16, 2015

Starting a new story...

Sanctuary From her cozy chair in the living room, Judy saw a shadow fall across the floor of the foyer - someone was at the front door. Daisy leapt up barking hysterically and ran to dance and leap against the inner door. From the size of the shadow Judy could tell whoever was at the door was a big... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Job Interview

As you’ve probably noticed, I’m a little burned out on the Write Your Own Story thing. Planning for next year so far has involved shortening the “school term” to 15 weeks for spring, and then another 15-week session in the fall. I’m not the only one to tire of the routine – and there are no grades,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 13, 2015

Write Your Own Story or Forget About It?

Writer’s Block. The Wall – a bigger, meaner, more solid version of the dreaded Block. We’ve all been there – stuck: not in the mood for anything writerly. Apparently yesterday, Nov. 12 –Thursday before Friday the 13th, the entire Write Your Own Story group suffered from it. Nobody showed but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Ode to Starbucks Seasonal Cup

Could we call the current controversy a tempest in a teapot? Verily, when the #1 spokesman for the conservative branch of the Grand Old Party says “why we oughtta … boycott because Starbucks hates Jesus," Does that broach a brief doubt about where his leadership and judgment could take us? ‘Tis an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

A Float in the Dating Pool

It’s been years ago now, but once this guy said something so wrong it still dials up my memory at odd times. Tad was on the hunt, opining on my recent divorce, perhaps trying to flatter me. I was back in the dating pool, but there was still a little blood in the water. To add another cliché, the ink... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Life Mimics Art: Days of Our Lives

That soap opera is 50 years old, and some members of the cast have been living in “Salem” for 30 years or longer. I started watching with my big sis in ’94. After I retired I lived near her in Salem, Oregon for a year or so. We’d have a cup of tea and speculate what might happen next as the sands of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 8, 2015

Stuck for a topic, so I gave it a rest

And then I saw that blather about Starbucks hating Jesus, and all of a sudden I had a really good topic about how some folks just ain't happy till they can stir up a stink about ridiculous nonsense that don't make a split hair's worth of difference to anybody who's got something of consequence to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Cloak of Invisibility

When I was a kid, going on 16, working behind the counter at the Pollyanna Café I discovered something I thought was only part of human nature. Guys flirt. Especially with girls too young for them, as long as she’s in a waitress uniform (or as I later discovered, a secretary’s outfit, a nurse’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 6, 2015

Dammit Blogit! Stop stealing my very best posts!

Don’t you just hate it when your perfect prose dissolves into the cosmos? About Yesterday’s Memoir Tip The “Timetables of History” writing hint worked like a charm. The three who came to The Center got right to work. Lois, the retired social worker, pulled all kinds of relevant facts from the pages... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

This 'n That

Writing Hint for today's memoir session: What was going on in the world at the time of your birth? What movies, music, economic ups and downs would your parents have experienced in the months before and after you came kicking and bawling into the big wide world? How much did the everyday things... Sign in to see full entry.

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