Author Archives: susan

REALITY?: Looking back on October 29th

Posted on December 19, 2011 by susan
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LITERATURE: The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology

Posted on November 6, 2011 by susan

Help the children by your purchase (all proceeds to charity) and read some beautiful and heartbreaking stories by buying the e-book “The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology” available at Amazon, Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble–and yes, I’m proud to be … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Redistribution

Posted on October 16, 2011 by susan

Let’s say I agree that the money and wealth at the top 1 or 2% needs to be equally redistributed to the remainder of the populace. No matter if that money was ill-gotten or earned by hard work. Sounds good … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Gender Issues

Posted on August 29, 2011 by susan

I often post the same thing on twitter and Facebook and did so with this: Ever wonder what life would be like if it were the men’s movement of the sixties instead of the women’s? If men decided that the … Continue reading →

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WRITING: The 2011 100 Days Project

Posted on August 29, 2011 by susan

Well, another year down and another 100 stories written–though they’re only a portion of the 365 I’m committed to write this year. The summer 100 Days Projects started in 2008 with Carianne Mack painting daily and a poem inspired by … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Garden in August

Posted on August 6, 2011 by susan

Love these new little round cucumbers; they’re delicious and look like miniature turban squash or honeydew melons.

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REALITY?: Empathy, Sympathy, and Keep Your Distance

Posted on August 1, 2011 by susan

Interesting, though not really all that surprising to me, that every one of the sympathy cards we personally received on the death of a close family member were from those I’d consider conservative-leaning.

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TECHNOLOGY: The Book

Posted on July 16, 2011 by susan

Ah, it’s not a question of tradition or romance. And the prices have come down within reach. It’s not a case of fighting the onslaught of change or resistance to modern technology. The Book rises over the Kindle, the Nook, … Continue reading →

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EDUCATION and REALITY?: The Holy Grail

Posted on July 15, 2011 by susan

I like the new GEICO commercial, where the little kid gets hung up in the basketball hoop. It’s an irony that will go over the heads of many who will chuckle perhaps, completely missing the heavier story that underlies it. … Continue reading →

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WRITING: Midway Through The Year

Posted on July 7, 2011 by susan

While I’m taking part in another summer’s 100 Days Project, I’ve really been writing a story a day since January 1st and have passed the halfway mark a few days ago. Everything that started here was transferred to the Talespinning … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Reflection

Posted on June 30, 2011 by susan

Thought I’d outgrown naivete. Thought wisdom and patience had been acquired. Didn’t believe I could still be surprised. While attempting to convert from COBRA coverage to an individual health insurance policy, I called to get a quote. $6000 a month, … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Pick Your Battles

Posted on June 29, 2011 by susan

And the garbage pickup isn’t worth it. I believe I’ll be moving on to the Insurance industry.

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REALITY?: Prettier?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by susan

Okay, so the new official garbage can was delivered within an hour of the pickup of the old by our regular drivers for twenty years (Hi guys!). Here it is: It’s the Big Green Monster in the middle. On the … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The garden at 3 weeks

Posted on June 22, 2011 by susan

Nothing like seeing all the little sprouts stick their heads out and make you feel like Mother Nature herself:

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WRITING: What’s cool

Posted on June 20, 2011 by susan

With the amount of short story reading and writing I’ve done over the past couple years, I think I’ve detected some patterns in the new trends of what’s relative in contemporary writing. There are audiences of all types, we all … Continue reading →

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