Author Archives: Susan

NEW MEDIA: A little…heh, heh, heh…interaction.

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Susan

Well that knocked Grace and Trip speechless.  I just kept kissing Trip in front of Grace! Addendum:  Honest, this was an experiment using a character I had already used, that of "Amy", and trying to determine if the action had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: More on Facade

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Susan

Now that I’ve gotten hooked on Facade, I’m questioning as well its purpose and as it relates to writing and literature. Of course, Facade is new media.  It is a story.  It is interactive and it goes beyond text.  It … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Unbelievable

Posted on August 9, 2005 by Susan

I had heard about it but didn’t really pay attention.  Then I got a chance to see it for myself because no one was switching channels: "Kept"?  Jerry Hall, former wife of Mick Jagger, is actually going through the reality … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Me and the PC

Posted on August 9, 2005 by Susan

So okay, now I’ve figured out the video device drivers and have reinstalled WIN XP and even Office 2000 and so far everything’s working fine.  I don’t know if it’s something new with Win XP, and if it is, it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY & NEW MEDIA: Which is worse?

Posted on August 9, 2005 by Susan

On the New Media end, I’ve been trying hard to be a good friend to Trip and Grace, whom I’ve not seen in quite a while.  Trip called and invited me to come for a visit and it was great … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Or as much of it as I can allow…

Posted on August 9, 2005 by Susan

…to mess up my newly registered brain (like the scarecrow, as David suggests in his comment). Well, a hundred and forty-eight dollars later (at 125/hr–the parts were 15), the pipe is fixed.  After a third reinstall of Win XP on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Speechless

Posted on August 8, 2005 by Susan

Certainly not the first time, but surely one of the few where for two days, I cannot think of a damn thing to say… UPDATE:  Didn’t take longer than fifteen minutes for life to get exciting.  A pinhole in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: As you sow…

Posted on August 6, 2005 by Susan

…so shall you reap.  Picked the first cucumbers from the garden the other day.  One ended up in soup along with a severe overdose of fresh cilantro from the garden as well.  The  other cucumbers were sliced and marinated in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: 100 Jolts

Posted on August 6, 2005 by Susan

Well, I’ve finished it–not my framing as I should be doing, but Michael Arnzen’s "100 Jolts."  I think my favorite was "Convictions", and I’ll do a brief review. Let me enter here the questions Dr. Arnzen suggests on this story … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Links

Posted on August 6, 2005 by Susan

While I clearly need to do some cleaning and reorganizing on my link lists, I did want to add this one (one of many that I must transfer over) to my WRITING category:  Miss Snark, Literary Agent, while I’m thinking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Reading

Posted on August 6, 2005 by Susan

I have obviously been going through growing pains in learning to read, and have unashamedly shared my shortcomings here as I relate the process of study.  If you happen to read and disagree with my minor discoveries, or feel I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Imagery

Posted on August 6, 2005 by Susan

The setting sun melted the horizon into lumps of chocolate trees, a pool of oily butter shimmering on the surface.  You could feel the heat of the day refusing to fade into the dusk, and hear the song of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: The Piece of Paper

Posted on August 5, 2005 by Susan

A leisurely walk across the street to the mailbox from the shop where I had heard the familiar sound of the mailtruck slowing down and stopping, a blip of wheels, a stop, and it goes on down the street and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: 100 Jolts

Posted on August 5, 2005 by Susan

Well, I’ve had about fifty of them, and am a bit frazzled.  I’m talking about Michael Arnzen’s 100 Jolts, of course.  Without giving plots away–and believe me, some of my descriptions would be longer than the stories themselves–there is a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Defined?

Posted on August 5, 2005 by Susan

Not an opinion from me, but very interesting ones from Amrit Hallan at The Writing Cave, in About Fiction, although I must say I would disagree with the two literary vs. pulp categories, and within that post being referred to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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