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

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Monday, October 20, 2014

Oops! I forgot to post a blog at my usual 5:30 a.m. deadline...

I got started on the final edit & copying After All to a CD. It turns out my 'puter doesn't have a port for a flash drive - either that or I just couldn't find it. Guess I'd better get out my owner's manual... I'm emailing a copy of the story to my newly certified Lawyer daughter. She's listed on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Well, now...

Sometimes things happen that snap you to attention, little coincidences that, when you think about them later, seem orchestrated by the universe. Serendipity. Now there's a word that seems to hover in the wings, just waiting to flutter to center stage and tie loose, unrelated coincidences together... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Roberts Rules of Order - gone by the wayside

Front Page of the Daily Blah - City hires economic and community developer to handle the job of bringing new business and promoting the town. Our ace reporter copied the gentleman's resume, asked a question or two. Our crack photographer got a photo of Joe Hopefull shaking hands with Mayor Suchaguy.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 17, 2014

Waitress in Training

She was just a waitress at the downtown diner, a soda jerk in training at the Pollyanna: Fifteen she was and innocent of the ways of men except for that one time when old Sam put forth an idea when she was nine. She was just a waitress at the downtown diner learning to chop salads at the Pollyanna:... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

About "After All" - see previous blog post

The characters in this non-fiction novel are mostly real people, and the story arcs are real. (Except, of course, the parts that take place on Seven, and the parts told from Henry’s point of view.) Many details are documented in public records: births, deaths, census, etc. Others are my best... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

After All, continues...

CHAPTER 14: SHE IS A LADY AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT After the wires and spark plugs had been adjusted and Suzy’s motor hummed along in perfect synchronicity, Ron and his daughter drove back to their little nest where Dorcas waited for her spy’s report. Maggie’s account of what the widow woman was up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

No Forwarding Address, Cont'd

George listened soberly. As Margaret began to settle down, he said maybe she should talk to them at the child welfare office in Centralia. “I know some folks here used to take in foster children, and them folks might have some idea how to go about all this.” She blew her nose, washed her face and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 13, 2014

No Forwarding Address - cont'd.

Monday she drove the children to Mossyrock to get the three of them enrolled in school. Patty was in sixth, Rose in third and Jimmie was a first-grader. The secretary took the paperwork from Kennewick reluctantly, saying it was going to be difficult for the children to catch up and pass their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

No Forwarding Address - cont'd

Monday she drove the children to Mossyrock to get the three of them enrolled in school. Patty was in sixth, Rose in third and Jimmie was a first-grader. The secretary took the paperwork from Kennewick reluctantly, saying it was going to be difficult for the children to catch up and pass their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Working on the final Draft:

Changed the book title from "Margaret and Henry Talk it Over" to "After All." Here's a sample chapter - revised... CHAPTER 13: NO FORWARDING ADDRESS Two weeks after Ed Brown’s unwelcome visit, Margaret was certain she was pregnant. She couldn’t tell anyone. People always talk. If this got out it was... Sign in to see full entry.

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