Monthly Archives: December 2005

WRITING: Setting

Posted on December 3, 2005 by Susan

It began as one of those glorious mornings, bursting with sunlight and the cry of a bluejay amid silent waking before the city boiled into the whirlwind of life on hot fried-egg sidewalks with blaring horns and middle-finger anger offered … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Imagery

Posted on December 3, 2005 by Susan

An untethered kite of an eagle, riding the waves of wind in a sea-blue sky. Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Alias Grace – New Depths

Posted on December 2, 2005 by susan

I do, I do, I do have lots to say about more predawn reading, but must frame quickly ten small Chinese papercuts into little golden frames before this client walks through my shop door.  However, as a teaser: Suddenly he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: In Real Life…

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Susan

…I am a wife, writer, custom picture framer among other things (in truth, I started to just put picture framer since the main thought behind this particular post is regarding that aspect of my life, but then felt that I’d … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Reprieve

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Susan

Did manage to take advantage of two warmer days that melted four inches of Thanksgiving Day snow, dug up the dahlias, collected and saved deadheaded seeds of cilantro and poppies and dill.  Covered the air conditioner, switched doors on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Real Writer’s Block

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Susan

I’ve just spent a bit of time reading some of my weblog from its initiation two years ago, scanning here and there to watch the progress towards some high inspired times and the prolificality (remember that?) with which I wrote … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Alias Grace – Credibility

Posted on December 1, 2005 by susan

While the use of Grace’s first person narrative voice in the retelling of her story to the point at which the story begins is exciting in its intimacy (as posted previously), something about it is starting to bother me. Grace … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Alias Grace – Leit-Motif

Posted on December 1, 2005 by susan

How remiss to have neglected to mention the quilt as the leit-motif in Alias Grace, but it seemed so obvious that I find it hard to believe that a writer such as Atwood would use it to imply any hidden … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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