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Category Archives: REALITY
REALITY: Autumn
Ah, Autumn. When the beauty of the red, yellow and green foliage is grossly disturbed by the red, white and blue of political signage. Continue reading
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REALITY: Spinning
When I started this weblog, my blurb said something about "spinning tales, spinning my wheels, spinning out of control." Well, while Spinning the Blog has over the years touched on all three, I’ve tried lately to keep it literary oriented … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY: Booster
The rain returns. The day of sun had been a steroid shot to strengthen further trials. Continue reading
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REALITY: A Lesson in Perception
Early morning view, but of blue sky and clouds or shadows of the trees upon closed blinds?
REALITY: An English View
There is little question that some of the British TV comedies are among the very best, and two of my favorites are on tonight. As Time Goes By is a very quick repartee type full of wit and sarcasm about … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY & LITERATURE: Understanding
In embarking on a third year of Spinning, I may redesign the format, or even split off again into separate weblogs. It would be fun to redesign the logo, and in taking a more literary direction, I found that while … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY: Morning Rain
Six days of rain, six days of water dripping on the roof, six days of grey. Not good for one so guided by the life of nature. It reaches into my shop through gaps in weathered boards each day. It … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY: To-dos and Dones
To Dos: Read the books that mulitiply like rabbits in the night so I can’t sleep and even if there is another reason for insomnia they double as a reason to stay up and fill the time with something useful. … Continue reading
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REALITY: Natural Instinct
I am and have always been as one with nature, as even now the rain cries for me. Continue reading
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REALITY: Bounty
Multiracial dahlias smile in toothy grins amid the hot pink blushing snowballs in an autumnal bouquet pierced by wild poppies as the peaches lay in cobble streets and the last yellow squash hide within a chocolate cake. And all the … Continue reading
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REALITY: Forks
Despite the best of altruistic efforts, we cannot avoid the importance of our own space and those we allow to enter. And in a way, while it may not be as Christian to hold a few above the multitude as … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY: Perception
When you’re in the middle, one step means you’ve crossed the line. Continue reading
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REALITY: Shootout at the OK Corral
Today’s Showing: A good movie. An action movie. Except some folks got killed. Continue reading
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REALITY: Seeking
How you can lose one tiny person in a sari on a campus the size of a 60s mall is beyond me, but I done it. Continue reading
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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology