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Sunday, May 26, 2013

A Children's Story

A few days ago my daughter asked if I'd help her partner's niece complete a school assignment by doing an interview with her. There was a lot riding on this student's assignment, something she'd been putting off for months even though she knew she couldn't graduate without completing it. She had to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Saturday! Yay!

It's Saturday Morning, and this is NPR... Weekend Edition, It's Only a Game, and other features along with the news. Later there'll be Frick & Frack the Tappet Brothers and a lotta laughs and Car Talk. Who cares if it's all encore these days, the live shows have gone the way of The Show of Shows and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 24, 2013

It's Friday in the Brick Street neighborhood

St. B's volunteers have been up for 36 hours now, setting up the food tents, parking the beer trucks, getting organized for the annual Memorial Weekend festival. It's the kickoff for summer in our little town, carnival rides, games of chance, a raffle and live music. On Saturday morning there's a 5K... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

"Together again," my nephew wrote.

There was a photo from their last Christmas, and Larry said my sis had gone gently into that good night about 2:30 in the morning, Salem Oregon time. For some time now she's talked about going up to Portland where he's been working with his mates on a WWII PT Boat. She grieved after he passed away... Sign in to see full entry.

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We've invited Tom Cruise to our next writer's meeting.

At the Writers Without Borders meeting last night, we got on subject of book-based movies, and how different the screenplay can be from the book. Included in our free-range train of consciousness interchange were the mini-series "Emma" and some of the other famous period love stories, the Harry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Time for Breakfast

As I come to the window birds at the feeder take flight; why do they fear me so I wonder as I turn to the stove to stir my scrambled eggs. Sign in to see full entry.

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A note about the story: "Special Needs."

A. It was fiction, based on some people I know. 2. The guy and his wife stayed together to care for their special needs son. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Sunny aftermath of a spring storm.

I wrote a blog an hour ago, and then went back to read it. It depressed me so I had to delete the whole thing - I talked about things I can't say to family, observations best kept to myself. We had wind and thunder last night, hard rain and lightning. At daylight I found my chairs tossed all over... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Special Needs - a short short story

When he stopped by the counter in the library’s used bookshop, we talked awhile, caught up. Then, as he began edging toward the exit I forced him to pay attention just one minute longer. “Do you still love me?” It was a trick question, because he’d never said he did. I raised one eyebrow, grinned to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

"Facebook is stupid," says Crabby Appleton

Some days it gives me a pain in the arse to look at all the rehashed share stuff people post because they want to put their (someone else's) 2Cents in. "Like" if you honor the troops, ignore if you're a jerk. Like if you love your mother. etc., etc. I want to see what they're thinking. Their... Sign in to see full entry.

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