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Friday, October 31, 2014

WWB - A New Wrinkle

Writers Without Borders met last night. Well 3 of us showed up. Martha didn't come. Chris is too busy with Pets Without Partners to write. She's currently working on a planning committee to set up their Nov. trivia night to raise money to build a new shelter building for their pet rescue center.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Last Day for 'Write Your Own Story' - at The Center

It's odd, but I'm feeling no mixed emotions whatsoever about today's session being the last for now. Attendance has been sporadic for the last couple of months. Some have shown up faithfully and others may have dropped in a time or two and asked for copies of the sessions they missed, sometimes 5 or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Bread Was Late...

Some Tuesdays when I get to the Center the place is full of folks catching up on the news, talking sports and griping about the crooked politicians. Yesterday there were only the ladies from the Strech & Move class heading out for breakfast at Mickey D's. The place felt deserted. Only three were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

This ‘n that

Got an email from my sis thanking me for the novel, asked if it would be okay to let our brother read it. I’d half-expected her to throw it against the wall because our childhood, our dad’s abandonment, has always been a sore subject, not to be mentioned in front of company. She did say if it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Alphabet Love Story - D

D ell When he was a junior at MHS polio seized Dell Winslow in its horrible jaws and bit down hard. He missed quite a bit of fall term while he "vacationed" in a polio ward in Tacoma -- too far from home for his mom to visit on a daily basis, and in quarantine for several of those weeks. Then came... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

After All (Excerpt) - Ch. 19 conclusion

“I was going to ask you to forgive me but I know there’s too much. So you’re off the hook, Margie.” “Good thing, Lee, because you’re too late.” “I know,” he said. “Wait a minute? Lee! Did you just call me Lee?” “Of course.” “But….” “Anyway, in case you didn’t catch it, you’ve been forgiven. Years... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

After All (Excerpt)

CHAPTER 19: DECISIONS, DECISIONS Henry had made up his mind to give up the attempt to get Margaret’s forgiveness. It’s too much to ask. I don’t deserve it. He got to the coffee shop early, not certain she’d show up. He was deep in thought when Orrin and a young man came in. It was his son Robbie!... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

A poem

Autumn Kisses I didn’t know how fast they could freeze, how winds of pending winter could carry them away. They’d felt warm as spring’s first crush, with all its conjured possibility, then evaporated like frost from a spider web on a sunny morning. Sometimes I catch a whiff of burning leaves and my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

A limited edition:

Being the computer "genius" that I am, I thought mine didn't have a port for the flash drive. So I copied my "After All" manuscript to a CD. Which was an exercise in futility, as it turns out. One last try yesterday, and I found the port, inserted the flash drive, and in two shakes of a lamb's tail... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Hot Pink on Orange Day

Yesterday was orange day at The Center. Anybody in orange got one free Bingo card. I don't bingo, but I had a sharp new graphic tee I bought at the art fair on Sunday after Library, orange, so I was part of the in crowd. So as folks began to gather for Tuesday soup & salad bar, I was surprised to... Sign in to see full entry.

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