Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: Imagery

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Susan

I’m going to cheat here and steal a post from Learning to Spin I put up this morning: "Okay that’s it.  I need more imagery in my life.  Not red, green, blue or tall, dark, short, but supple as a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & NEW MEDIA: Progress

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Susan

What is it that makes the last words we have written the very best of all?  Why are we so soon disenchanted with a story we have lived with and within, fickle when a new one comes along. Playing with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: History & History

Posted on February 15, 2005 by Susan

My own touching that of centuries before in monophonetic Gregorian Chant.  Hearing once again the unearthly tones that make me think of whale song, and something more.  Further back in memory, then it stops in space of time.  My eyes … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Inertia

Posted on February 15, 2005 by Susan

The morning creeps up on me with whispers of chances, tempting and simple delights.  By day end I’m jaded, weary and lost, and sleep till the dawn comes again. Continue reading →

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REALITY: Explanations

Posted on February 15, 2005 by Susan

I don’t care what the scientific logic be, the sky is saturated with color from absorbing the prior day’s rain. But logically, it may be said that it would fade, be watered down to pale, or just the opposite, darken … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Bolt of Lightening

Posted on February 15, 2005 by Susan

When and where inspiration hits is not controllable, but once we notice a trend, it does us well to take the opportunity.  Cars and showers are two likely candidates–when we are furthest from our keyboards.  The writer’s dilemma if you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: In Retrospect

Posted on February 15, 2005 by Susan

Valentine’s Day was normal.  I got my dark chocolate covered cognac, and he got an apple pie.  With which I struggled because they really didn’t have great pie apples this time of year.  And the crust was odd, requiring no … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Waiting

Posted on February 14, 2005 by Susan

I sit in the campus library reading.  Research and reading.  Sometimes I’ll wander over to the computers, but they are alien, do not know my favorites, do not respond with ah, Susan, there you are. And they are sated and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Love

Posted on February 14, 2005 by Susan

I am awakened with a kiss and the news that the Valentine’s Bunny has been there during the night.  "Hurry!  Hurry!" he says, "He’s left something and I think it’s for you!"  Barely awake, bouncing off walls, down the hallway … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Memes

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Susan

I normally don’t do memes, but because it was Loretta of Pomegranates and Paper, AND it was her birthday, how could I say no?  So: What is the total number of music files on your computer? none The last CD … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: ‘Puter Guts

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Susan

Crap.  The memory’s finally straightened out, and I’m hooking up the new hard drive as a slave so that Win 98 will acknowledge the 40-gigs when I f-disk and format it and then I can transfer all the data onto … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Contemporary Standards

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Susan

In a conversation yesterday with a neighbor who had brought something in to frame, he admitted to his love of reading–three books a week!–and his growing disenchantment with contemporary novels.  He mentioned in particular author Tom Clancy, and his latest … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Color of Morning

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Susan

Golden yellow air and bright white flakes of snow, reluctantly they fall, confused by sunshine and so scatter aimlessly about. Continue reading →

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WRITING: Submitting

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Susan

Well there ya go, from wild urges to throw your child into the wind, and learning to rein in, the second thoughts and doubts seep in to turn the gold to straw. Stall with "necessary" research, online all day today, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Morning Mix

Posted on February 13, 2005 by Susan

A mix of chickadees, titmice, sparrows and bluejays.  The Cardinals show up.  But early morning is no longer the white quiet of winter, the cheeps and chirps and trills precede their coming to the feeder.  They sense the spring and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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