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Friday, February 9, 2007

Am I the only one who loves Martha Stewart?

I'm reading Martha Stewart's "Living" magazine and loving it. I will probably never prepare the bistro meal described within of seared steak and pomme frites (French for french fries. Go figure.) I may never explore the wonderful world of the English pudding, with its stomach-filling and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Firecracker, a song

You Make me feel Like a sparkler in the sand That’s what you do I catch the scent of smoke and sulfur And I know I’m not over Anything Much less you You’re a red dragon dream You disappear in smoke and steam You’re a red dragon dream You’re a firecracker My firecracker You make me feel Like this... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 2, 2007

Chandeliers

Everywhere I go now there are chandeliers, ice tears dangling beneath my eye shadow and tinkling their silence against the waterproof mascara of the night sky. I do not grow tired of crystal facets, not even when walking under the knowing glass eyes of a middle-class lamp showroom, winking "Come... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 29, 2007

A musical question. . .

A reader left a comment one one of my blogs that my writing was musical, and I think that may be the case sometimes. I play guitar and sing. I listen to music religiously. I don't just mean that I listen to music on a regular basis, but it affects me in a religious way—chills sometimes, obsessive... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

A challenge: Help me finish this story. . .

*Keep it clean, please! Tom had a kind of shamrock-decency. It wasn't that he went out of his way to be nice. It was just that he was the rare person lucky enough to never be tempted to behave otherwise. That all changed the first time he spotted Sheila. (Stbond) It was just the way the woman... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 26, 2007

The doors of hell are never shut

Tattletales go there— not the kind with braids that thin to wisps at the end, or who carry action figures in backpacks, pockets or sweaty palms. The kind who are old enough to know there is a heroism in throwing off the sour bedsheets and trading shag carpet, and pets whose eyes radiate at least... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Blink

While the stars blink away their tears and their breath hovers like puffs of air from a horse's nostrils on autumn mornings, I remember you, sometimes escaping to the quiet reaches of the high desert until I can share the sky's immense introspection, other times speeding, foot-to-floor, to Vegas,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Look out, Hollywood (a song)

Verse 1: Your town is slowly dying The highway's crying The freeway shifted eastward long ago Your tired house is sagging And your mother's bagging Endless groceries at the Shop 'n' Go But your dreams are too real to steal And your pretty pointed face Belongs on a movie screen You've got a map in... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

blogit emoticons. . .

I never tire of comments, they truly make my day. Emoticons make graphic what my readers want to say. But when it comes time to leave my two cents, as to blogit emoticons I’m really on the fence. Thumbs up or thumbs down? Thoughts of Siskel abound. Should I send the ever-enigmatic clock, like I’m... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Music I liked in 2006-how about you?

My favorite albums of 2006 were: — The Killers, "Sam's Town" — Imogen Heap, "Speak for Yourself" — Regina Spektor, "Begin to Hope" Starting to grow on me is... — Show Your Bones, "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" — Razorlight, "Razorlight" — Frou Frou, "Details" I also got into for the first time, some slightly... Sign in to see full entry.

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