Monthly Archives: January 2005

WRITING: Time as Story

Posted on January 31, 2005 by Susan

There you go.  Down to the last page of the first chapter of the Book of Year.  What was revealed? Is there a buildup in the setting, is there an incident that leads to more to come, is there a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: To Do’s

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Susan

Got a lot done today, much more to do tomorrow.  Need to apply for a passport–heard it takes a while, and the government gets involved, although I’m not sure why the FBI cares if you’re leaving the country; it seems … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Sunday Sundries

Posted on January 30, 2005 by Susan

One of those days that needs a map to get around the story.  Pinpoints mark the spots where time is spent between the dawn and dark.  Replacing hard drive, adding memory to the kid’s machine; quarterly sales tax, year-end books … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Writing

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

Well this sucks.  I’m really really antsy writing thoughts that pass on through, and I don’t know where to place them any more. I’ve written several out and then deleted; a bit too personal for my classroom journal, but then … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING:

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

Via Brandywine Books, John of Rabe Ramblings on blogging: Everywhere I turn on the Internet, more and more blogs are filled with more and more angst-filled posts about how blogging relates to the rest of some blogger’s daily life, whether … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Introspection

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

It seems I want what I have sadly little talent for.  And while I press on to learn the new, the varied forms of narrative to find something I can settle into, I’m only shoveling out more paths that lead … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Voice

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

I feel dispensed among the weblogs; scurry like a spider darting here and there.  What looked at Spinning to be a multiple personality disorder, or an effort by a group is slowly being separated and doled out. The class work … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Poetry

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

I have arisen with the same discontent I pulled in with me under last night’s covers.  A sad sense of knowing that a yearning is ever out of reach.  It seems the more I rail against the poetry I read … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Change

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Susan

Change is okay, change is good, they say.  But sometimes it’s not so good for everybody.  This is a relatively small town, with Ron’s Agway’s, Susan the framer, and Ray’s at Village Food Mart.  I go into town hall and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Getting Serious

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Susan

I’m back working on a story I wrote a while ago, still trying to get past a certain point and build up to a climax.  But now I’m beginning to wonder if it’s already taken too long to get there. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Seeking Sympathy

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Susan

Yes, I do complain a lot about the minor aggravations in life, but am fairly stoic about the biggies.  My family has always been of the type to be shattered by the shards; rocks in crises. But let me throw … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: What it can be

Posted on January 27, 2005 by Susan

There’s never been any question but that besides being informational, story is a form of entertainment.  Books, movies, television, games; all a world where we can, in one manner or another, read ourselves into a different place and time than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: The Thrill is Gone

Posted on January 27, 2005 by Susan

The end of the journey is in sight–or at least the third leg of it.    Finally got in under the wire to file for graduation in May.  Braved the cold this morning to run around campus flinging forms, money … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Participation

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Susan

When the left side whispers to the right, "why bother?" it wonders, why, indeed, at all? Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Willie

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Susan

I suppose I should add this under new media as well–Willie Nelson’s brand newly updated website is more interactive than ever. Although personally I can think of some things I’d add… Continue reading →

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