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REALITY?: For some, maybe

Posted on November 9, 2009 by susan

What People Think The Affordable Health Care for America Act 14% For, 86% Against Vote on this Bill H.R. 3962 The Affordable Health Care for America Act Costs $15,256.35 per family H.R. 3548 The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Groups

Posted on November 3, 2009 by susan

I’d just about given up on writing groups. Locally, there just didn’t seem to be any number of serious writers. Internetally, the groups were mainly genre fiction and stuck to the rules of writing as if they’d be struck down … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Acquisitions

Posted on October 30, 2009 by susan

Boy, the library sales aren’t what they used to be. Only five books picked up this morning: Next – Michael Crichton The Tommyknockers – Stephen King The Shipping News – Annie Proulx The Crying of Lot 49 – Thomas Pychon … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: The English Patient – Pace

Posted on October 27, 2009 by susan

I don’t even want to look to see when I started this because I know it’s been months and frankly, I’m only a little under a third through it. Not completely the book’s fault, since I spent three or four … Continue reading →

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WRITING & HYPERTEXT: Feelings

Posted on October 25, 2009 by susan

Yeah, it’s got to feel right. If it feels good, do it, so they say. And as I suspected, even with all the personal enthusiasm for hypertext narrative, the creative flow open full blast, and the best of intentions to … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Job Discrimination–but it’s okay.

Posted on October 14, 2009 by susan

It’s no big surprise that older workers who have been laid off are having a much harder time finding a job than younger workers. It’s always been that way, and with the current unemployment near 10%, it’s only gotten worse. … Continue reading →

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HYPERTEXT & NEW MEDIA: The Means

Posted on October 11, 2009 by susan

In this case, methods of working up funding for a project that someone may feel passionate about but can’t get others interested in backing. Led by the notorious Anne (who has more skills at tunneling through the web than a … Continue reading →

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POETRY & HYPERTEXT: A Poem

Posted on October 8, 2009 by susan

For National Poetry Day (UK) a quickie hypertext poem complete with pictures of today’s lovely day:  The Wise Leaf

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REALITY?: Yes, they really were the good ole days

Posted on October 6, 2009 by susan

Now I’m beginning to understand why old people are such pains in the ass; we remember when things WERE better, nicer, higher quality, reasonably priced (relatively), easier, and get this, FASTER. After a shock that one of the smaller grocery … Continue reading →

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HYPERTEXT & WRITING: The Creative Process

Posted on October 1, 2009 by susan

While I’ve still not recovered from the 100-Day project to get back on track with reading and reviewing literature here, tonight along with five of the 14 participants I will be presenting a brief talk on the creative process.

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REALITY?: Extremes

Posted on September 24, 2009 by susan

Been running into a lot of contrasting opinions. To me, often riding the middle rail and playing devil’s advocate is probably more wearying than taking a strong stand on either side of many of the issues. The Right has their … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Story Minutes

Posted on September 12, 2009 by susan

Mary Ellen Molski of Tribelet of Hoodlums has put together a new website dedicated to free reading and enjoyment of stories in various forms called Askewniverse. Coming fresh off a project wherein various artists contributed daily for one hundred days … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: 9/11/01

Posted on September 11, 2009 by susan

As a tribute and a reminder, I’m reposting a poem I wrote several years ago. September 11, 2001 He laughs and runs just like the other boys even though he doesn’t have a father just his mom. Wild-eyed big-grinned wild-legged … Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: The President’s Speech

Posted on September 7, 2009 by susan

Though I do understand the concern on the part of some parents regarding the President’s planned speech to schoolchildren this week, I still can’t help but feel that it’s the type of panicked mob mentality response that’s often the case … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: The Little Book of Plagiarism – Finale

Posted on September 7, 2009 by susan

Posner’s little book–and it truly is–is a full yet concise legal analysis of the concept of plagiarism. Evidently the concept of what constitutes the concept has been affected by the society in which time it has occurred, which helped assuage … Continue reading →

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