Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: ‘Tude

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Susan

No, I haven’t sent out any more than two submissions yet although I’d made a vow. Thought the story was as good as it can be, but now I’m having doubts.  Why? Because I just can’t get a freakin cover … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Walkin’ the Line

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Susan

So the immediate serious problems with health issues seem to be minor or fixable, though stress has evidently taken a toll. I hopped up on a treadmill–the cardiologist had to show me how to walk on it–but not before I’ve … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Two in a Day!

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Susan

This should be a first, rewriting and submitting two stories in a day.  But fun projects, both.  Found a last minute glaring error in Cooper’s Promise that I had to correct in both Word and Adobe files and then redownload … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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STORIES: Cooper’s Promise

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Susan

Okay, so let me tell you what this is all about.  Dean over at anacronyms has been mentioning the e-book challenge over at Lynn Viehl’s site, Paperback Writer.  What Lynn has come up with and so graciously hosted is a … Continue reading →

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WRITING: And (Self-)Publishing!

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Susan

Revising, revising and revising some more, a short story with a Monday night deadline and I’ve got a lotta work yet to do. Designed a cover, a book jacket really, as part of the project and since I just decided … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Reading Time

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Susan

Well at last count there are 128 books to read (Books On The Hearth), and 58 books to buy.  I have 86 listed as having been read, but that doesn’t account for many that I’ve forgotten about but do not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Reprieve

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Susan

Well, I’m glad I walked into the house before five p.m. and saw that the cardiologist’s office had called.  Took a deep breath and called them back and got the good news that x-rays, ultrasound, and EKG’s showed nothing obvious … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Shopping Again

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Susan

Today’s booty: Odyssey – HomerNostromo – Joseph ConradLord Jim – Joseph ConradThe Complete Short Stories – Guy DeMaupassantPortnoy’s Complaint – Philip RothJailbird – Kurt Vonnegut2001 A Space Odyssey – Arthur C. ClarkeHenderson The Rain King – Saul BellowThe Age of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Acquisitions

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Susan

Aside from getting a couple duplicates that I’ll bring back tomorrow, here’s what I picked up in an hour of searching: Travels with Charley – John SteinbeckA Room with a View – E. M. ForsterEthan Frome – Edith WhartonHeart of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE & REALITY?: Book Buying Spree!

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Susan

Oh yes, and today’s also my husband’s birthday.  Actually, even after sixteen years of marriage, when the presents come down to a set of tires for each other and dinner at the Golden Pagoda, I’m always excited by this date … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Action!

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Susan

Just happened to click on my Turbulence link under New Media and played a quick (very quick–I got tossed out immediately) game of Mystery House Makeover by Adam Cadre.  Dang it all anyway.  Now the IF bug has bitten again.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Lucretius or Augustine?

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Susan

Both are on my reading list, both are not the easiest reading, both are available online to start out while I await delivery if ordered. What I’m concerned with here is that my mind is not up to the task … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Starring Role

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Susan

Today I saw my liver on the landscape of the moon.  Saw the flash of heart beats, heard them pound the blood through arteries in swishing sounds like waterfalls, watched a bright red thread of life wind itself away.  Today … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Gotcha!

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Susan

Well I may be getting loads of visitors here, but it doesn’t look like my friends are reading.  The first post of this morning should’ve inspired some questions and I’m sure it threw some first time landers for a loop … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE:Prairie Schooner, Winter 2004 – Stories, Both of Them

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Susan

Honest to God, there are only two stories in this issue.  I did read many of the poems, but didn’t bother with the essays other than a quick scan.  But the two stories were good ones. What Happens Next by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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