Author Archives: Susan

BLOGGING: Unreality of Time

Posted on December 13, 2003 by Susan

Man, it’s seven a.m already? So later I’ll have to enter posts on the Friehofer’s hanging in the frameshop; Michele’s Daily Writing Exercise site; Ben’s dilemma; my new alias-Walter Mitty character; the old, old Edgar cartoon–by Thurber?; the writing group; … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Happy Birthday, Dad

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Susan

Today is my father’s ninety-second birthday. This is a man whose true light baby-blue eyes still sparkle when he sees me, or when we talk about my mother. They light up with a glee that few but my sisters and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Personality in a Blog, by Guest Author, Ben

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Susan

Here as promised is an essay so graciously offered here by Ben, author of The Life and Times of Neutrino Man: Whenever people comment on my writing, especially if they’re complimentary, I love to tell them how I almost flunked … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: A Part-time Writer’s Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Susan

For the first time in many years I have had the thought of putting up a Christmas tree this early in the season. Because my business is affected by the gift-giving nature of this holiday, my true personal Christmas feeling … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Guest Author

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Susan

I have just received an e-mail from Ben at The Life and Times of Neutrino Man, and we’ve decided to centralize the thoughts in previous postings regarding how much of an author’s personality enters or should enter his writing by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Traveling

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Susan

One of the reasons for my later postings is the growth of my interest in the blogging process and the discovery of people and sites that simply must be visited now that I’ve found them in the great unknown space … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Stimulus

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Susan

Does the occasional brilliant thought spur one to write a paragraph or a novel? Can that spark, or let’s say, lightning strike sustain an outpouring of words indefinitely? What do we allow to interfere, act as a circuit breaker so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Imagination

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Susan

Hi folks. I’m back. Just in case I scared some of you with my posting about being non-existent, please let me assure you that even if in fact I am a figment of my imagination, I still produce Spinning in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Essays & Weblog Citation

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Susan

Professor Jerz of Jerz’s Literacy Log has been kind enough to post proper methods of citing weblogs for use in student essay’s — or any other paper for that matter that would include quotes or ideas put forth in writing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: ?

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Susan

This is probably going to be the hardest post I’m ever going to have to write. Just got back from the last Contemporary Fiction class of the semester, and in the last ten minutes of class, the question of time, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: How Much Author to Put In

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Susan

In a comment below, Ben of The Life and Times of Neutrino Man brings up the question that’s often asked about personal information in weblogs, but goes further to question the bigger picture of authors and writing in general. While … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE & Blogging: Maternal Instincts

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Susan

Having recognized early in life–and making no excuses for–that I lack any real maternal instinct, I am surprised by my response to people, especially the younger ones (maybe only the younger ones; I tend to find the blogs of my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: La Idiota

Posted on December 11, 2003 by Susan

Well, tonight I get to make a complete fool of myself in Spanish. While I’ve become quite adept at it in my own native English, this will be the culmination of three semesters of practiced effort. It’s a stand-up, face … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING & LITERATURE

Posted on December 10, 2003 by Susan

In a previous post I mentioned that Google, Yahoo, etc. searches have found my little comments on some short stories I’ve been reading lately, and that my blog hits were hitting the ceiling from these alone. While I may have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Morning Musings

Posted on December 10, 2003 by Susan

If you’re a regular reader of Spinning, you’ll notice that I’m getting later and later with my posts. No, I’m not sleeping in—I’ve actually been up since around 3:00 a.m. What I’ve spent the last several hours on, besides final … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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