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

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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Small town reporter, public affairs beat

It was the summer of '78 when I signed up for a Monday night creative writing class. The teacher was Lloyd Kropp, a published sci fi writer who was given a professor's job even though he "only" had a master's degree. I overheard other faculty sniping among themselves that it was unfair to hire a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 6, 2016

Write Your Story Group Meets

Of the twelve enrolled members, eleven showed up. All the regulars but Lynn, the former coal miner who splits his time between this area and Colorado. Cindy was back and armed for bear, only 3 weeks after getting a new hip installed. She was here last week, too, for the debacle we now refer to as... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

From The Center

There are any number of interesting people who come to The Center to play pinochle or join other crafters for chit chat and needle work. Some who just want something to do and volunteer to deliver the meals on wheels or wash up the coffee cups. Lots of the guys are veterans of wars, and also retired... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Cruz'in...

I seem to remember a time in America when it wasn't cool for political candidates to play the religion card. A person's beliefs were pretty much his own business, unless of course he was a cross-burning anarchist. Government was separate from church, although anyone with a lick of sense knows that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Excerpt:

The depression had hit hard in Lewis County and even by 1938 jobs were still hard to come by. More than a few family men were on the dole or taking whatever odd jobs they could rustle up. Seeing this, Charlie was very careful with his money. He put a down payment on a house of his own, a four-room... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Group Photo of The Presidential Candidates

My nephew Larry, who's a good man with a Merle Haggard attitude, emailed me a group photo of the presidential candidates as the Addams Family. I tried to copy the pic. to my FB page since it was the funniest bit of Photoshopping I've seen so far this campaign, But all that popped up when I tried to... Sign in to see full entry.

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.

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.

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.

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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