Author Archives: Susan

REALITY?: Communication

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Susan

Ah, thunder.  Thunder!  Grey haze racing back to earth in drops like lemmings from the sea.  The man who melts in water calls me safely from our home while I with doors flung open count the raindrops rushing by–oh yes, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY? & LITERATURE: Predators, Prey, and the Quixote Complex

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Susan

In a glorious morning after a grey day of battle, I sit and see the world again.  The red fox trots along the sideline of the yard, oblivious to me but hearing just as I the calling of the hawk.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Nerves

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Susan

Shallow breathing, pacing inside and out, mouth as dry as crackers, stomach twisting, threatening, growling. And that’s only seeing my own lawyer this morning; what of tomorrow, in the judge’s court? I need this to be over.  I’m ironing out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: A Twinge

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Susan

Noticing the incoherent swirl of story as I sit and try to clear my mind of useless thoughts, it hurts me, but I listen, unwilling and unready yet to take another on. Reluctantly I write them out–the usual persistent insistent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Mornings that Settle the Soul

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Susan

I love the mornings after a summer rain.  Bluest sky washed of the marks of clouds.  Flowers vibrant, wet, lifting up their heads still crowned by sparkling sunshine caught in raindrops.  Grass is greener, leaves more broadly smiling, waving to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Of Storms and Skunks

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Susan

First there came the smell of smoke but something else…a skunk.  As Jim and I sniffed our way outside the house we confirmed it: either a skunk was running around with his tail aflame, or the neighbors have an odd … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Friday the 13th

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Susan

It’s always been my lucky day–what, maybe once or twice a year anyhow.  So I saw a doe as I was driving uptown this morning and she stopped by the side of the road and waited until I went by.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Topical

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Susan

Michael of 2 Blowhards has a post with good links to a Mike Steinberger article for Slate regarding one of my other favorite topics, perception.  Check it out: What if You Don’t Taste What I Taste? To be honest, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: A Mile Marker

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Susan

Well here it is, folks, here it is: Spinning post No. 4000.  There were hundreds more on other weblogs, most of which have been wiped out at whim. And here it is, still three months away from my four-year anniversary. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Henderson The Rain King – Quirks & Motifs

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Susan

Now something like this would be ripped apart by online critique groups for its obvious point of view faux pas; I smiled, but I am certain my smile looked like a grievance.  The hairs about my mouth were twisted by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Of Painted Wings and Giant Rings

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Susan

(God, I love that; I love coming up with a phrase from the past, going with the flow of the writing, remembering to check on the phrase via Google, and finding I remembered it well.  Almost as big a kick … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Reading Genre

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Susan

Perhaps a silly thought, or just me being me, or the strange scratching sounds in the dark garage as I sat and pondered life and literature, but I recalled a particular reading feeling from the past, much as you can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Heat Hanging

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Susan

I venture outside to sit in a slow watchful mood.  A monarch butterfly, heat-activated to a frenzy of hang-gliding flight goes by and by and by, with absolutely no destination in mind. Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Hot-hot-hot!

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Susan

Lord knows what the temperature of the air is outside.  I waded through it to the mailbox and to my neighbor’s house to set her up for her return from a mini-vacation tonight. Settled in the house, working on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Don’t bring the Aquafina to the Global Warming Rally

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Susan

Hooray for Mayor Rocky Anderson of Salt Lake City, Utah who refuses to allow bottled water to be sold at any event and offered recyclable cup drawn from 5-gallon jugs.  And applause for the San Francisco restaurant who won’t carry … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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