Author Archives: Susan

WRITING & REALITY: Lost

Posted on July 17, 2004 by Susan

Maybe it was left behind in tangled sheets, no backwards glance to notice it, no value given at the time to make it that important. Maybe it was hidden ‘neath the sofa cushions with the Catcher in the Rye I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Soul

Posted on July 17, 2004 by Susan

From Andy, at Older and Growing, an excerpt from a series he is posting called, Soul: Part I: “There is but one essential prerequisite that must be fulfilled in order to be able to communicate, and it has very little … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: On the Bandwagon

Posted on July 17, 2004 by Susan

A very interesting item in Harry’s Place called Blog TV regarding a new TV program in Italy that will feature various bloggers. As noted, it will be once again stamping a now-free-to-be community with an established seal of approval–or not–from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY? & WRITING: Environment

Posted on July 17, 2004 by Susan

There are some things we need to know, we need to see, we need to feel. I learn by watching, seeking meaning in events beyond my fingertips, within the circle of my vision, what is ruled by that outside of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & TECHNOLOGY: Wired

Posted on July 16, 2004 by Susan

Computer problems, like a snowball rolling down a hill, gather quirks and kinks along the way that end up in a massive ball of twisting wires and cables at journey’s end. Modem dies in one and moneywise it’s best to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & REALITY?: Fall Semester

Posted on July 15, 2004 by Susan

Like bands of single gypsies our children pack their wagons with the growing coolness of the mornings, it is something sparked by the sooner setting sun that sets them on their path. Restless, anxious, off they go to hone their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & REALITY?: Moving Pictures

Posted on July 15, 2004 by Susan

The fast falling thin rain invites a squinting look within binoculars of hands to reveal a 1930’s scratched and jumpy movie reel of life. Continue reading →

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WRITING: Workshopping

Posted on July 15, 2004 by Susan

Last night our writers group finished up a delightful puzzle in an interactive fiction piece by one of our members. He is a history major and is already planning to use IF as a learning tool for his future students. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Technology: Popup Ads

Posted on July 15, 2004 by Susan

I do not want to go to the University of Phoenix; business administration has become a useless cluttered field when none are there to supervise. I do not want to meet Bambi, nor travel at the cheapest fare; expect to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Married Things

Posted on July 14, 2004 by Susan

He married me because I make him laugh, he says. My somber pessimistic pride is hurt; where have I let a laugh or joke slip in? It is out of my control it seems, for dopiness is natural endowment. He … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: By Natural Light

Posted on July 14, 2004 by Susan

Early morning, clouded sky and darkened room. Mood is as dreary as the day. I smash a bug that alights upon my desk and as I brush him to the floor, a tiny green light glows, flickers and goes out. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Medicine

Posted on July 13, 2004 by Susan

From this morning’s New York Times: Experts Set a Lower Low for Cholesterol Levels By GINA KOLATA Published: July 13, 2004 “The new recommendations call for treatment with cholesterol-lowering drugs for millions of Americans who had thought their cholesterol levels … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Time and Memory

Posted on July 13, 2004 by Susan

Politics and government, as all else, change with the times. Cycles good and bad will run their course by natural means with intervention by man’s nature, circumstance and vision. Memory changes all of time in time, ruled by these same … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: A Collaborative Effort

Posted on July 12, 2004 by Susan

Saturday I was a picture framer, retail pleasant and efficient and precise, though underpaid I be. Sunday found me pulling grass that’s grown to weeds around my gardens, happy working in the sunshine, cranky at the evils nature has thrown … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & REALITY?: Religious Fervor

Posted on July 11, 2004 by Susan

Church on Sunday, church on Sunday, I’ve got to go to church on Sunday. Early Mass is in the native language of the people, the established few who built it, left their names engraved on plaques on pews, stained black … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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