Author Archives: Susan

BLOGGING: Changes

Posted on October 27, 2003 by Susan

I have just spent the better part of this morning making some changes to this weblog. First, I have reentered “A Seasonal Life” back into its former posts. Secondly, I have changed all references to interactive fiction into the new … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Hummingbird God

Posted on October 26, 2003 by Susan

Just read Creative Writing student, Christopher’s short story “The Hummingbird God” on his blog. (Available at http://www.coonce-ewing.com/writing/hummingbird.htm ) . Since he is open to critique (a most admirable quality in a writer) I would like to set down a few … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Technology: Parts

Posted on October 26, 2003 by Susan

…and also on that list of things to do today: Order (4) memory; Case Fan (?); Power supply. I know that this isn’t a reading/writing related issue, but without computers, where would writers be? So, I feel justified in asking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Priorities and Lists

Posted on October 26, 2003 by Susan

Today is my husband’s birthday, and for two weeks, we are the same age. This in itself is unusual because past history would evidence that for the most part, I have always chosen older men. Practicality must have entered in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Excuses

Posted on October 25, 2003 by Susan

Quote of the day: ” How does anyone expect me to succeed in life if they’ve left me in charge of it?” Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Newbie Guides

Posted on October 25, 2003 by Susan

Sometimes I can be such a jackass. Why didn’t I go to John Timmons’ “Modeling your World” before I jumped into IF? After being shot up, eaten by dogs, and endlessly going in circles, NOW I find a terrific beginning … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Shrapnel

Posted on October 25, 2003 by Susan

Well, since no one saw fit to help me avoid my own multiple deaths in Adam Cadre’s Shrapnel, I have not gotten much farther along in the story. I would give up to frustration, but will instead go back and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Today

Posted on October 23, 2003 by Susan

It’s good to see that nature can still surprise us—good or bad. The snow this morning, perhaps not totally unexpected if you are someone who believes weather forecasters, is one of the reasons I personally love New England. I feel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Big Push

Posted on October 22, 2003 by Susan

I’ve been nagging and nagging students to write, start a weblog, offer comments, exchange ideas via blogging. But it’s not just students that need a push. Sometimes teachers do as well. Busy, busy, yes. Love teaching, yes. But sometimes you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Eureka!

Posted on October 22, 2003 by Susan

I printed out a hard copy of “A Seasonal Life” (Really have to come up with a better title—it’s starting to bug me) and think I have discovered my problem with the ending. I know the story sounded a bit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Denouement

Posted on October 22, 2003 by Susan

Wow. Another night, and still no earth-shattering climax. If I go with how I’m thinking, I’d be faking and there would be no satisfaction in it. I am, of course, referring to the closure of “A Seasonal Life” but it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Dialogue

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Susan

Okay gang, we’re finally at the climax and resolution with “A Seasonal Life” (Future editing, by the way, will most likely change this title but Windows Word forces us to name it something when it’s Saved.) Problem is, it begins … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Shrapnel

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Susan

No, no analytical essay on the aesthetics of Shrapnel or lack thereof, just a question: How do I get out of the woods when I’m with the two men who get blown away? I got away from the dogs by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Voice

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Susan

My voice, he says, my voice—I must find my voice. I hurry home from class to look up just what he means—really means. Just one street from my house I need to curve around the garbage truck, and I wave … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Dramatic Irony

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Susan

Do we ever think we’re good enough? Do we ever listen to the side that conflicts with what we have chosen to believe? In “A Seasonal Life” the speaker, for all her focus on her family and a self-image formed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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