Author Archives: Susan

REALITY?: Waste not

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Susan

While I often feel one with nature, and lose not a seed or spark of life and even now, separate the seeds from dead headed zinnias, salvias and such; crumble cilantro, dill and basil into labeled jars, the natural world … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Using Storyspace to Inspire

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Susan

I’ve been posting on my writing using the software Storyspace on my other weblog, but wanted to duplicate this particular post here as it has a lot to do with the writing process, and it’ll prove I haven’t just been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Where have I been?

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Susan

Well writing, of course.  Only not here.  Writing story into the Storyspace environment or writing about the writing of hypertext in that program.  So I’ve been writing a lot, a real lot, but I’ve only been working on that and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The Camera Doesn’t Lie

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Susan

Went for a renewal of my driver’s license yesterday.  Depressed because you know how these things come out, and I’d finally gotten a photo that I wasn’t ashamed to produce when necessary.  Like today at the voting booth.  It came … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Slowdown

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Susan

An obvious slowdown here in posting (at least at Spinning, but not at Hypercompendia), but there’s been a slowdown in reading and other aspects of my life as well.  Because I’m writing story again and using new software (Storyspace) to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Common Senseless

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Susan

Woman walks into my shop, we talk about the weather as we work together on her piece.  I agree with her, it’s cool but nice enough it being November after all. She opens up the door to leave and for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The Gift of the Goblins

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Susan

Well I got my Halloween wish: there were less kids at my door than candy. Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Susan

It’s about 1:30 p.m. here on a cool sunny Halloween and the little monsters have about four hours to get to my door before the candy’s all gone. Happy Halloween.  May your bones rattle for many more years. Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Impressions

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Susan

Driving around, randomly thinking of this or of that.  Autumn smells of sweet green gone golden.  Color filters on sunlight, mauve morning, apricot dawn.  Filling out property tax forms at town hall, forgetting Ted’s frames to present him before someone … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Albert, TX for Sale

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Susan

This is something I would seriously consider doing if I were alone: buy the 13-acre town of Albert, TX (pop. 4) on e-bay.  The owner wants $2 mil but the current bid, with 24 hours to go, is at $175k.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Modern Day Nonsense

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Susan

Why make a CD/DVD Burner and not offer software that allows it to burn?  It took me hours to find a free download that would allow my neighbor’s unit to work–and this was just purchased–because Sony bought NEC and doesn’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Hauntings

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Susan

Bad dreams last night, those realistic ones where folks you know live in houses that fly. Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Django and Polly

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Susan

Too cute not to share, my sister-in-law’s new pups:

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TECHNOLOGY: Retro

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Susan

This is the toaster I’ve used for many years.  It hasn’t been manufactured since the 60s.  I found it at a tag sale and you know, I wonder how many toasters the folks who gave it up have gone through … Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: I have links!

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Susan

I think it’s time I moved my Storyspace adventures over to Hypercompendia, a weblog devoted to the arts of new media and hypertext in particular.  For one thing, as a learning experience the posts tend to get either glorious with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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