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LITERATURE: Chekhov’s Women

Posted on May 31, 2009 by susan

A rather strange little story, I’m not really sure I got the point of it. Two older men are sitting and talking and we see some strange men and some women who have married them–mostly unwillingly–or we see women who … Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Literature and Writing for the Youngsters

Posted on May 30, 2009 by susan

Stumbled across this site called “Interactives, Elements of a Story” that may be a very useful tool for teachers to reach students via the internet in helping them learn about, for one thing, the elements of a story as in … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Another Car Radio Memory

Posted on May 29, 2009 by susan

Sitting in the bathtub with the drummer on a late Saturday morning. Chicago on the radio, my Japanese flag curtains covering the windows to the downtown world below. Toes playing fingers, washing off remnants of love. Suddenly sirens and eyes … Continue reading →

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WRITING and HYPERTEXT: Some Form Differences

Posted on May 27, 2009 by susan

Been doing some short–8 to 10 lexias–hypertext stories and while much of the basic elements of writing are of course the same, some things to point out the differences. In hypertext, there is a movement between segments of reading that … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: When One Thing Leads to Another

Posted on May 27, 2009 by susan

Had been meaning to make new drapes for the living room for a long time, and now that I’ve finished them, I’m not nuts about my choice of fabric and wish I’d waited to coordinate it with the rest of … Continue reading →

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WRITING & HYPERTEXT: 100 Days Project

Posted on May 26, 2009 by susan

Back in March I mentioned that I would be taking part in a group project over the summer whereby a number of artists, writers, coders, photographers, musicians, etc. would each be producing a piece of work on a daily basis … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Belated Happy Tarot Day!

Posted on May 26, 2009 by susan

Tarot cards hold a mystery that appeals to the creative mind, and Barbara over at the Shrinking Violet has posted an extremely interesting and enlightening entry loaded with links for the interested and the curious: World Tarot Day Must admit … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: A Day of Leisurely work

Posted on May 25, 2009 by susan

Finishing up the living room curtains, the hardest part–the valance–already done and waiting for a final ironing and hanging. Tried to make up my mind by today’s end of sale to buy couch covering material but just couldn’t decide which … Continue reading →

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HYPERTEXT and WRITING: A Constant Learning Process

Posted on May 25, 2009 by susan

Haven’t gotten much reading time in, but I have been writing, both straight text and hypertext. I’ve finally overcome my fear of Tinderbox–not that it’s at all a difficult program to learn, but rather that my assurance of comfort within … Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: It also takes smarts and skill

Posted on May 24, 2009 by susan

…to work outside the now standard box of technology. In today’s New York Times, an interesting and enlightening article on “The Case for Working With Your Hands.” The Princeton economist Alan Blinder argues that the crucial distinction in the emerging … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Writing the Real

Posted on May 23, 2009 by susan

With the birth of the weblogs came a whole new generation of writers who may have that novel within them or may never entertain the idea, but we are the better for their gifts of sharing and Roberta at Elusive … Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Viagra Scientist Dead at Age 92

Posted on May 23, 2009 by susan

I wonder if they waited four hours before calling a M.E.?

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BLOGGING: Spam That Am

Posted on May 23, 2009 by susan

It’s getting so I’m beginning to welcome spam in comments. Except the Russian and the falsely complimentary that raise your hopes for the flash of moment that somebody actually cares.

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REALITY?: Small Towns and Good People

Posted on May 22, 2009 by susan

Lazy day with a little of this and a little of that, catching up and getting ahead with spring cleaning, sewing, paperwork, shop business, yardwork and still managing to read a little, write a little, and stick in a dental … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Where Are The Ladies?

Posted on May 22, 2009 by susan

The needle hums, the material flies, my fingers move swift as the wind. The past is long past yet whispers of silks and satins, ballgowns encrusted with jewels. Grandmothers honored for thimble and thread in cathedral cities of violin dancing. … Continue reading →

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