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WRITING: Daily and now Weekly too!

Posted on July 18, 2010 by susan

Sometime last year something snapped in me and I started writing a lot. I mean, a real lot. After last summer’s 100 Days hypertext stories, I thought it’d be a long time before I wrote quite so prolifically again. But … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: The Crying of Lot 49

Posted on July 11, 2010 by susan

After forcing my way through this, I must say that there was no great Ahah! moments that pulled me to the keyboard to share and had there been, I think I would have held off out of spite. I’m just … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Politics as More Than Usual

Posted on July 11, 2010 by susan

Big elections coming up in November and already, in the heat of July, the lies fly. It’s all bullshit, always has been, always will be, but I’m seeing that this year, more than I’ve noticed before, the political ads and … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Chinese Shrimp Cocktail?

Posted on July 8, 2010 by susan

As you know, some of the best meals come from simply pulling stuff out of the refrigerator. This started with about a pound of leftover shrimp, using the cocktail sauce but adding a bit of hot Thai sauce and oyster … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Freedom

Posted on July 5, 2010 by susan

Despite the cool and trendy anti-American sentiment that’s too abundant these days, I think July 4th weekend is a good time to look into our historical roots and see exactly what brought the citizens to revolt against an oppressive government … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Food

Posted on July 4, 2010 by susan

Setting up my meal for tomorrow: Turkey done on the grill, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, some kind of vegie, with shrimp cocktail, jalapeno dip, deviled eggs, stuffed cherry peppers, and cheese for appetizers, and vanilla frozen yogurt with fresh … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: July 4th, 2010

Posted on July 4, 2010 by susan

I wish the US would once again declare its independence and turn to and have faith in its own people and shed the shackles of global ties. Sharing and dependence are not the same thing. Let’s celebrate the intent of … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Contentment

Posted on June 28, 2010 by susan

Hopefully I will never settle into a state of contentment in life. Unless, of course, I’m housed in a mansion with a Jag gleaming black and wicked in the circular drive and a housekeeper who is willing to make the … Continue reading →

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BLOGGING & WRITING: Time Flies

Posted on June 26, 2010 by susan

I haven’t been keeping up on the weblogs as I used to, but then, thank your lucky stars for Facebook and twitter so you don’t have to read my rants and feel the cosmic waves of my temper tantrums like … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Hitting the Magical Stride

Posted on June 25, 2010 by susan

I’m having great fun with the 100 Days Project, now up to Day #35. What I’m noticing are the patterns that emerge from a dedicated and sustained effort. For example, in daily writing, even when given a starting point or … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Paragraph Breaks

Posted on June 22, 2010 by susan

Wow. Just learned something that maybe I knew but forgot or forgot that I knew: the importance of placement, of spacing, of a simple paragraph break. Example: “He said she just wanted a shoulder or money or something like that … Continue reading →

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WRITING and REALITY?: Daily Doings

Posted on June 21, 2010 by susan

While I’ve been weaning myself off of Facebook and twitter to concentrate more on keeping up on the weblogs, I’ve also gotten myself busy keeping up on the sidelines with the 100 Days Project. There are some thirty or so … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Antless Peonies

Posted on June 2, 2010 by susan

This is one of my favorite peonies and as happens every year, they burst open and the rains come and destroy them. This one was freshly showered early this morning and I had to take a picture before I cut … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Absalom, Absalom! – Finale (Finally!)

Posted on May 31, 2010 by susan

Was coming down the homestretch this afternoon, going through the last twenty or so pages at a fairly steady pace since something was actually happening now. In the middle of this action, while the end is in sight with a … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Keeping to Deadlines

Posted on May 31, 2010 by susan

So I have a dozen stories started and sitting on my desktop unfinished now for over a month, maybe more. But give me a deadline (and an inspirational prompt) and so far, I’ve kept up with the 100 Day Project … Continue reading →

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