Author Archives: Susan

LITERATURE & WRITING: Feedback

Posted on May 20, 2004 by Susan

Spinning is not a weblog for reviews (although I’ve done some), critiques (can’t keep my mouth shut sometimes), nor expert advice on writing (no misdemeanors here). But Spinning is a journal of my interests as a writer, a record of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Bedtime Stories

Posted on May 20, 2004 by Susan

I’m thinking of grandmothers today, mine both long gone, only one I knew as a child. She was my father’s mother, and they lived downstairs from us, her and my grandfather, and her daughter’s family all together. She babysat for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY & WRITING: MPO

Posted on May 20, 2004 by Susan

In “identity and the self“, a friend is writing about another who takes on the pseudonym “Clarissa” in a weblog. He wonders at the duality of human nature, “This is a spatial issue. We can, I believe, inhabit two spaces … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Life and Death

Posted on May 19, 2004 by Susan

Feeling better, ultraviolet penetrating to the soul. Then… Young couple, with a boy step into my frameshop, the woman holds a glass vase of flowers, pink roses, a couple white ones, blue delphinium and Queen Anne’s lace. And a card, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY & WRITNG: Understanding

Posted on May 19, 2004 by Susan

How do you tell an officer of the law that you were driving fast because inspiration hit, and here you are without a scrap of paper? How do you switch mental mode quick enough so words come out in normal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY & WRITING: Dealing

Posted on May 19, 2004 by Susan

I shed depression like a skin that served well but grew too tight. Constricting thought and growth and moving with slow scales worn smooth by life, no longer offered traction. I leave behind a papery shell of me in perfect … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING & REALITY?: Seeing

Posted on May 19, 2004 by Susan

As with a pair of spectacles, I put on my poetics and the world is seen a different way. The widgy, rubber-squeaky sounds of hummers mating. The male drawing pictures of a nest against the sky, in repetitious semi-oval loops. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Insight

Posted on May 19, 2004 by Susan

Ups and downs define a life, define me, defy me. Striving, driving, thriving are the forms. Striving for to soar the skies, driving on a fragile ground, striving, driving into earth to dig for roots and buried treasure. Thriving, growing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Mood Enhancers

Posted on May 19, 2004 by Susan

Grey, grey, grey and green. The Gibb backyard is a depressing scene. Even the hummingbird is not at his best, needing the sun to flash his ruby throat. I so need the sun today. Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Writer/Critic

Posted on May 19, 2004 by Susan

Another good post at The Reading Experience on creative writing and literary criticism (aka critique). These posts have been very helpful to me in calming down my rebellious spirit and general dissatisfaction with both what is being published these days—especially … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Popular Fiction

Posted on May 19, 2004 by Susan

Recently, 2 Blowhards had a most interesting discussion on current trends in literary versus popular fiction, entitled Ira Levin Adds Value. I found myself copying and saving (and savoring) both the entry and comments for future reference, and right now, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Discovery

Posted on May 18, 2004 by Susan

My tongue cannot roll Spanish r’s nor curl, nor blow raspberries. Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Whatever Comes to Mind

Posted on May 18, 2004 by Susan

Worried, just a bit and then forgotten, that I frighten some away with words revealing strange thoughts. Grateful, to those who ride the waves. Happily surprised and satisfied, by few who understand them, mostly poets such as GLH, and given … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Self Analysis: Quizzila Style

Posted on May 18, 2004 by Susan

Haven’t done a Quizzila for a while. This one intrigued me, plus I wanted an image to brighten things up a bit today: You’re a Spirograph!! You’re pretty tripped out, even though you’ve been known to be a bit boring … Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Vision

Posted on May 18, 2004 by Susan

Bifocular, older eyes that have seen so much, have changed because of that. Up close, and far away, we’ve seen it all, or almost all, but know enough to look at it again. We’re willing to admit to using different … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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