Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: More Bad Poetry

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

Not wanting to tie up space in Spinning, but justification is not needed In Talespinning for its purpose there is practice, I lead you (if you are of the mind) to a show of effort in “My Refrigerator.” Please bear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Natural Instincts

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

I just know I’m going to be sorry I brought this one up, but, Anyone else out there suck the air out of a plastic bag of fresh rolls? Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Short Stories

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

Just pulled out Ann Charters’ The Story and Its Writer, the textbook used in my last Contemporary Fiction course as one of the easiest spots to dive right in and start learning to read and write. I admit, I chose … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: As an Aid To Storytelling

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

I write well. Well enough, then let’s say. But I cannot tell a story. No-no; I’m not having another of my tantrums here, but being honest with myself and happy that I think I have isolated the problem. Furthermore, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Marriage and Divorce

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

Another couple we know is getting a divorce—this, after nearly twenty-five years of marriage. I understand it, yet it’s still a sad place to be, for them and all that know them. J and I married late in life, at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Words

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

Another long-drive-thought I had, wrote down, can read and remember is the word, “friggin.” (Yes, that right, and I can say it here because weblogs are lightyears ahead of TV on what’s allowed under censorship, and friggin’s rather tame compared … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Cars, Car Phones and Driving

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

I won’t enter the debate of whether car phones are a hazard, but I don’t have one. I need my driving time just as my shower time for inspiration. As far as hazards go, try peeling off the price stickers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Home again, Home again…

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

Well, that was an experience. Managed at my Dad’s to fix a clock, a microwave oven, decide where I can drill into the den wall upstairs from the downstairs family room to snake through a cable for the TV, rewire … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Motivation

Posted on January 25, 2004 by Susan

What motivates us? Time. Demands on our time. Snow Forecasts. Affecting travel plans. Needs. Of others. Desire. To fulfill expectations. Desire. To meet responsibilities. Desire. To use time wisely. Needs. To see those we love. Snow Forecasts. Changing plans. Time. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE & WRITING: Submissions

Posted on January 24, 2004 by Susan

It’s been a long time since I’ve submitted anything for publication, but I just finished up and submitted “Sad Endings” to Written Impressions as a Parody of Margaret Atwood’s “Happy Endings” which I started here on Spinning back in October. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: How to Read It

Posted on January 23, 2004 by Susan

There’s an excellent post on Jerz’s Literacy Log regarding a student’s honest fears regarding learning how to dig deeper into literature as one reads. I do hope that he continues his thoughts on this, because I know it was personally … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Creative Fantasy (continued)

Posted on January 23, 2004 by Susan

Ahh, so this explains it: In my post on creative fantasy which I somehow managed to turn into a discourse on sexual fantasy figures (just scroll down and stop at Willie) I wandered off the old trail and got into … Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Give ’em Credit

Posted on January 23, 2004 by Susan

Well it looks like I may have used too many of my allotted words in yesterday’s postings, and I’m less than creative in my thinking process today. I hate to admit that I’ve spent a small portion of the wee … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Plot

Posted on January 23, 2004 by Susan

There is an excellent article by Joe Clifford Faust on his website The Word Foundry about the rather limited number of situations available as plot material for an author. Joe covers this often cloudy area of “stolen ideas” in a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: TV Programming

Posted on January 22, 2004 by Susan

The only reason I can laugh about this is because I’ve dealt with my mom’s illness and death two years ago. On Allseasons, Wendy reminds us to watch a TV special on CBC, ‘The Nature of Things’ with David Suzuki … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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