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Saturday, January 31, 2015

About that title...

I've been looking for a better title for "Simon Says" and thinking about a comment Naut made - that it seems to him this story is more about Katie. She is a strong character, and memorable, and I do love stories about strong women. So I'm leaning that way. There are many expressions and sayings... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 30, 2015

About "Laundromat Sociology"

This remembrance from 1960 or 1961 was my introduction to the social structure of the town I usually refer to on Blogit as "Mundane." Ladies didn't show up in public in blue jeans - in those days they weren't cool or fashionable, but primarily worn for doing house or yard work. In Alton, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Edw Story Project Article on the writing prompt "I remember..."

I Remember -- Laundromat Sociology It is a real luxury to have a washer and dryer at home. You can gather, sort and let the cycles run while you make dinner, watch “Have Gun, Will Travel” or study for an exam. It takes time to load baskets into the car - or climb on a city bus with a duffel bag –... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Daily Flotsam

Write Your Own Story - the workbook Well, it turns out the Bureaucracy wins. The Community Center board of directors went ahead with Sara's idea to charge $30 up front instead of $1 a week. It's official now, and 'carved in stone' in The Center's February newsletter. Maybe forewarned is forearmed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Games People Don't Play

I'm irritated. Galled. And that impulse to 'unfriend' the someone who decided to share my 7 random facts, but didn't play the game and post her own, has come back to haunt me - a piercing little chirp like when the battery goes out on a smoke detector. I hate when that happens. Chirp. There was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Seven Random Facts

Our former Blogit neighbor, known here as "Whinge" - the Irish colleen who moved to New Jersey with her husband and two daughters - is a friend of mine on Facebook. A couple days ago she wrote that she'd been "tagged" and was writing seven random facts about herself. Naturally, I 'liked' and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Titles for Novels You Haven't Written but None for The One You Have

The Lovesick Porcupine * Never Stop Improving Sunshine and Lollipops Falling In Love and Indifference Ugly Boots, Cute Hat Translating the Dream State Carlotta's (or pick another exotic name) Secret "Simon Says" is the working title for the story I'm working on, but it won't do for the final draft.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 23, 2015

Working on the final 1/4 of "Simon Says" - the ending.

Here's what I'm doing today: ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE Joey Connell had done a lot of shady things in his life, conned people out of their cash at various carnival games, left work early and had a buddy punch his time card. He once took a coat someone had forgotten at the bar where he worked as a... Sign in to see full entry.

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It's not just the savings now. It's the quality.

I've been into coffee since midway through high school. Started with a cup before we ran for the school bus, strong and mellow from the big percolator Mom set to brew as soon as she had the fire going in the cook stove. By the end of the day, after the pot had simmered or been set to the side, it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Bonus Day at The Center

Gal Wednesday was invaded by surprise guests and couldn't show up for front desk duty which meant Michelle would have to see to things by her lonesome. Wednesday's a bit slower - only about six or eight tables of bridge players in the morning, no lunch served or other activities scheduled - but the... Sign in to see full entry.

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