Author Archives: Susan

REALITY?: Balance

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Susan

The bluebirds finally nest within a house we built.  That pestering squirrel, perhaps the heavy rain through a neglected roof forces them away. Peach trees promising breaking harvests with an overdose of bright pink blossoms.  Frosts predicted for the nights … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The Numbers Game

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Susan

Some pre-dawn dark garage weirdness–and I tend to pay attention to those things: I have two older sisters.  Their birthdates are 6-11 and 5-7. 6 + 5 = 11 – November 11 + 7 = 18/2 = 9 My birthdate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & REALITY?: Mystery

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Susan

A little bit of sleuthing skill, armed with pencil and tissue paper, I made an overlay of the sewer line from the maps at Town Hall.  Yes, there is 600 ft. of line (now why couldn’t I get that answer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The Walking Wounded

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Susan

Yesterday a friend came in for framing; I realized that yes, of course, it had been her that called the day before.  But up at 6 a.m. to finish someone else’s who I thought had called because the mind just … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Borders

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Susan

Last night’s news had me halfway between laughing and crying.  On the one hand, we have investigators cracking down on the number of students from one town (likely inner-city Hartford) catching rides, hopping buses, every weekday morning just to attend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & REALITY?: Intrigue, Plot

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Susan

So now I’m unraveling real mystery: how you hook up one house with 600 ft. of sewer pipe for $45,000 on a one-acre lot (200 x 200 approximate).  I knew the minute I saw the estimate that unless the pipe … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Stress

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Susan

Bad, bad two days spent waiting for phone calls when all I wanted to do was run down to Derby to do some research at Town Hall and to plant pansies on my mother’s grave on the fifth anniversary of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Sunday

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Susan

A drive down by the river gushing on its way through bends of wood.  The trees and bushes blushing with the thought of spring, pale shades of what they hope to be.  The willow lemon yellow, the maples pink, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Back to the Backyard

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Susan

Sat outside a moment in the dusk of an overcast spring evening.  Silent save for the peepers and so still without a wisp of breeze.  Turning green even as I watch it.   Peach blossoms pink and popping out along the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Of Heaven and Hell

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Susan

Once God no longer is, it happens easier, to speak of Heaven and of Hell. As with the cat, the judge has gone away.  A list begins to form of those in lieu of judgement we may judge ourselves, knowing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Hope

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Susan

Well there you have it.  There ya go.  The day winds down from high wire tension to swirl into a mellow mood.  Acceptance of being good but only just and still not quite enough.  So tired.  The mist hangs in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Up Next?

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Susan

Usually I have a book already selected as the next to read.  But a three-day book didn’t leave me much time for wandering.  Then too, it’s a reluctant parting from McCarthy and while I have a few others left of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Library Book Sale

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Susan

How depressing; only 7 new additions to my list, and a couple have already been read but so long ago that they’ll go in the "to be read" pile. Angela’s Ashes – Frank McCourt, The English Patient – Michael Ondaattje, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Lady in My Mind

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Susan

She’s rumbled with her grocery cart through the furrows of my mind, her fingers touching each plump pomegranate in its leathery redness, her tongue tasting the tart burst of each ruby kernal nestled tightly within.  She sighs, moves a few … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Literary Journals

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Susan

Just received the Spring issue of Prairie Schooner.  Looking at the address label, I can see that there is one more issue due before the subscription runs out. While a quick look at the bookshelves reveals a backlog of fifteen–yes, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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