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

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Friday, March 9, 2012

Martha wrote

she wants to start up the writing group again. So we're meeting on Tuesday at Books-a-Million, each with five pages of our work. We'll exchange and do a critique, and a week or so later, we'll meet again to go over it. I lapsed out of the group a year ago because I wasn't learning about words and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Damned if you do, damned if you don't

Lloyd K once told us to write like we were explaining our old familiar to some alien just arriving from Mars. Not everyone, he said, knows what you know. Just now I'm reading a Writers Digest article that says to respect the reader's intelligence, she can connect the dots, don't over-explain. Lloyd... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Ladies, Forget Rosie the Riveter.

Yes, we can, but there's no need... Once the Santorum-Romney team is elected, we won't have to worry our pretty little heads about... well, anything but keeping our man happy. I understand the first big improvement will eliminate the sales tax on aprons. And there will be tax writeoffs for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Malcolm Gladwell, Nostradamus and the Mayan Calendar

Do you remember him? He's amazing. He came to fame with his book "The Tipping Point," which I had not read before I picked up "Outliers" from the featured table at Borders (I still miss my big Borders store). This second book explores why some people are wildly successful (like the Beatles and Bill... Sign in to see full entry.

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Spring Cleaning, Writer Style.

Maybe this mood is inspired by "how-to" articles in Writer's Market. Maybe it's the springlike weather we're having. But I've been spring cleaning with a vengeance. First I revised "My Disco Ball is Broken" and took it from 50,000 words down to less than 45,000. I cut two of my favorite bits:... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Baby Angel didn't make it...

She was the little one who was found in a field in Indiana, not far from the mobil home where her parents and other siblings had died in the tornado. So many had hoped she would make it, that she'd survive against all odds. We felt we knew her. We pulled for her, hoped for her. I don't know what to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

We have some wise men on Blogit.

The evidence of this is in comments made by Naut and CC about my earlier post. It is sweetly satisfying that they take time to respond in a way that shows they take my arguments seriously. And when they disagree or question, it's from a thoughtful and informed position, genuine, scholarly and often... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 3, 2012

I should not have responded to the Poli-follies...

The clown show campaign, the sidewinder swipes by media types -- I know better than to supplement their distraction, their "bread and circuses" side show designed to shift the spotlight away from real issues and get potential voters squabbling about non-issues. I couldn't be more of a sucker about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Patience! Tolerance! Bite your tongue!

I'm fighting to keep a lid on it. Doing my best to practice patience and tolerance in the face of illogical, misogynistic blasphemy. Look out, here it comes... ohhhh, no! news flash for the misogynistic Mr. Limp baugh: This is the 21st Century. Using birth control does not make a woman a slut. It... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 2, 2012

The storm has passed.

I'd like to kiss you. Why don't you? I'm scared. I don't bite. But what if I like it, kissing you? What if I fall in love? What if you do? Suppose you don't feel the same way. I could really get hurt. You could. So don't kiss me. But if I don't kiss you, I could miss out on so much. I could be alone... Sign in to see full entry.

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