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Author Archives: Susan
WRITING & REALITY: Evocative
Strange what sets off memories, what starts one crying. Out of the blue, Emmylou (Western Wall – The Tucson Sessions): 1917 – Lyrics by David Olney The strange young man who comes to me/ A soldier on a three-day spree/ … Continue reading Continue reading
WRITING & REALITY?: Food as Metaphor
Did a workshop critique on my story "Gazpacho" last night, and some thoughts occurred to me, some things came out that even caught me unawares. While two pages of the story had been written nearly a year ago, I sort … Continue reading Continue reading
TECHNOLOGY: And Decisions
Talk about interactive new media methods… In fixing my little display glitch on the laptop, one of the steps I reluctantly took was to uninstall Hoyle Puzzle Games which I direct much of my, ahem, "thinking" time into while playing … Continue reading Continue reading
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NEW MEDIA: Afternoon, A Story – Imagery
Though I’m still not crazy about the means, reading this story reveals some beautiful prose: When it is cold enough…perfectly, incredibly cold, the trees moan and roar all the night. And in summer…ha! then it is all sex with them, … Continue reading Continue reading
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STORYTRON: Frustration
This part of the SWAT progam, getting used to the decisions and menus and buttons and what they represent, is likely the most difficult; especially with this, what one would assume to be the simplest part: Putting together two actors … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALIIY?: Thoughtlessness
I’m sorry, but I find it incredibly thoughtless of a neighbor to have housepainters come in on a holiday and while they’re not running machinery, have the radio going all day. I don’t get much time to just sit out … Continue reading Continue reading
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NEW MEDIA: Some Insight
Via Dennis Jerz, found this new weblog, Progression: Following Myself by a new media enthusiast who has experience in the evolution of story games, and may well provide some good insight into the questions I have been concerned with in … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY?: July Morning after the War
Lush with last night’s thunderstorms this Independence Day hangs heavy with dark clouds and windless sound broken by the joyful bugling of the catbird, chickadee and cardinal. As if the booming of the guns has won their free flight crossings … Continue reading Continue reading
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TECHNOLOGY: Video Problems
Uh-oh. Turned my laptop on and the screen resolution reset itself to 600×800. Well yes, of course I know how to reset it back, but the problem is, you can’t get there from here. Because the controls to "apply" after … Continue reading Continue reading
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SELF ANALYSIS: Yeah, well…
You Are 56% Cynical Yes, you are cynical, but more than anything, you’re a realist.You see what’s screwed up in the world, but you also take time to remember what’s right. How Cynical Are You?http://www.blogthings.com/howcynicalareyouquiz/ Continue reading
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REALITY?: Time
Yesterday was spent in gardening, sneaking in to iron, fix Jim’s computer, do some mending, and play some games. Hoed and weeded, fed and watered, stopped to reflect on time. How it is spent–today was good; productive, peaceful, unstressed. I … Continue reading
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REALITY?: Military Honors
My father-in-law spoke very little, was not a man for small talk. The sixteen years of Monday night dinners I came to call "The Longest Hour." But he would get going on the war–the big one–WWII. His face would light … Continue reading Continue reading
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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology