Author Archives: Susan

BLOGGING:

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

Via Brandywine Books, John of Rabe Ramblings on blogging: Everywhere I turn on the Internet, more and more blogs are filled with more and more angst-filled posts about how blogging relates to the rest of some blogger’s daily life, whether … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Introspection

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

It seems I want what I have sadly little talent for.  And while I press on to learn the new, the varied forms of narrative to find something I can settle into, I’m only shoveling out more paths that lead … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Voice

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

I feel dispensed among the weblogs; scurry like a spider darting here and there.  What looked at Spinning to be a multiple personality disorder, or an effort by a group is slowly being separated and doled out. The class work … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Poetry

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Susan

I have arisen with the same discontent I pulled in with me under last night’s covers.  A sad sense of knowing that a yearning is ever out of reach.  It seems the more I rail against the poetry I read … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Change

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Susan

Change is okay, change is good, they say.  But sometimes it’s not so good for everybody.  This is a relatively small town, with Ron’s Agway’s, Susan the framer, and Ray’s at Village Food Mart.  I go into town hall and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Getting Serious

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Susan

I’m back working on a story I wrote a while ago, still trying to get past a certain point and build up to a climax.  But now I’m beginning to wonder if it’s already taken too long to get there. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Seeking Sympathy

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Susan

Yes, I do complain a lot about the minor aggravations in life, but am fairly stoic about the biggies.  My family has always been of the type to be shattered by the shards; rocks in crises. But let me throw … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: What it can be

Posted on January 27, 2005 by Susan

There’s never been any question but that besides being informational, story is a form of entertainment.  Books, movies, television, games; all a world where we can, in one manner or another, read ourselves into a different place and time than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: The Thrill is Gone

Posted on January 27, 2005 by Susan

The end of the journey is in sight–or at least the third leg of it.    Finally got in under the wire to file for graduation in May.  Braved the cold this morning to run around campus flinging forms, money … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Participation

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Susan

When the left side whispers to the right, "why bother?" it wonders, why, indeed, at all? Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Willie

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Susan

I suppose I should add this under new media as well–Willie Nelson’s brand newly updated website is more interactive than ever. Although personally I can think of some things I’d add… Continue reading →

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REALITY: The Scream

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Susan

It’s been so long–I can’t remember when, so very long.  But this time, I gave the pain a voice.  Frozen fingers hurt more intensely as they thaw.  For five full minutes, maybe more, I screamed as loudly as the pain … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Afternoon at 12:13

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Susan

It’s turning into a day of questions, questioning myself and my intentions.  Wondering if the time is still being wasted in the wrong directions and if a half century of screwing around is not to be put behind me but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Night Shift

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Susan

Not easy staying awake through two night classes in a row.  Seriously contemplated foregoing a cigarette at break to grab a cup of coffee instead.  One young man did fall asleep in Western Civ; but that’s to be expected.  I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Morning at 5:15

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Susan

Oh my!  The moon grew full to bursting in shattering sparks that fall to earth! Continue reading →

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