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Author Archives: susan
LITERATURE: The Last Days of Dogtown
Sailing right along in this engrossing story of a desolate town and its people. Very character-driven, and we are given good insight into them by their interaction with each other. It is a rough life, all on about the same … Continue reading
REALITY?: Another ‘Marriage is…’
Marriage is the doctor leaving the room as you undress to get into a top-only johhnycoat and your husband, who has teased you always for your shortness, hops up from his seat as soon as the door’s closed to go … Continue reading
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WRITING: Perspective
Had an interesting vision this morning, another of my backyard revelations that teach me to question and explore. Look at the trees, now filling out with their finery of all shades and shapes of green leafery, as starting from a … Continue reading
REALITY?: The Real-life Version of TV Medical Drama
Blogs can be helpful in dispersing information about all facets of life, and while what we read as ‘personal experience’ should never be taken as fact or generalization, some things are important enough to pose as examples of possibilities in … Continue reading
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REALITY?: Priorities, or the Magic of Prednisone
Funny how, when death or disease may threaten, we may not run in fear of its face, instead, return to the solace of those very habits that offer comfort and leave to fate our own. Yet faced with loss of … Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Published!
I’m proud to say that the latest book to come from Fred First has been physically delivered and ready for sale. He’s been working on this a while and is meticulous about language, image, and discerning in all areas of … Continue reading
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REALITY?: Through the Mill
Blood tests finally taken, been to dentist for xrays, had a skull xray, and saw a rheumatologist. Have a suspected condition but biopsies of my temporal arteries will confirm or refute. At least we know it’s not allergies, an infection, … Continue reading
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WRITING & REALITY?: Lost Time
Drifting in and out of dopiness and pain–I don’t know which is worse. I’ve not been writing but finally buckled under and begged my best friend Nancy to read the last two short stories I’ve been working on since I … Continue reading
WRITING: Fiction and Fancy
Well I got Stanley and Julep out of their frozen place and managed to briefly tie up and tie in the story and bring it in under 1200 words. This one’s a bit longer than the previous, but I’m finding … Continue reading
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REALITY?: Witch Hunt
Watching the msnbc documentary Witch Hunt about the 1984 roundup and wrongful conviction of several Bakersfield couples as child molesters and it just reminds me how easily people are persuaded to do or believe the craziest things in the name … Continue reading
WRITING: Voice
Not the opening line, but leading somewhere… Every Saturday night Stanley would pull up her nightgown and press up against her back and wait, as if it would just mosey on in by itself.” Looks like it’s shaping up into … Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Up Next: The Last Days of Dogtown
I usually put an image here of the current book I’ll be reading, taken from Amazon and linking back there for more information and possible purchases. However, since Amazon has thrown a monkey wrench into the process, they ain’t gonna … Continue reading
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WRITING: When it’s working…
…you sort of can tell. When you find yourself chuckling over something even as you write it, you know the story is at the very least, going to be interesting. At best, you know that you’re doing something right: letting … Continue reading
LITERATURE: The Beans of Egypt, Maine – Finale
Finished this a few days back but haven’t really been feeling up to heavy insight. Loved the book; it’s likely taken a place among the top twenty in my estimation. Through dialogue and characterization, we get a pretty detailed view … Continue reading
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Tagged Carolyn Chute
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WRITING: Writing Cool
This last story is really cool. I like it, even after a zillion readings and edits. This one I’ll be proud to send out. Question now is do I go back and try to fit that voice over the previous … Continue reading
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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology