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Every almost every time I hear a singer from England or Australia or France or any other foreign place, I am always amazed by the fact that any trace of an accent has disappeared. (The most recent time, it was Chris Martin of Coldplay, who's married to Read More...
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This week we had our writing critique meeting. The meeting of five wild women wielding pens. The WWWPs. Three of us had submitted to the same anthology. Two of us had not heard (or so I thought) . Privately, a couple of weeks ago, I had told the more Read More...
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cartoon by Doug Savage, of Savage Chickens fame Everyone has one. Everybody has an inner critic. Sometimes they rear their ugly head when we look in the mirror and spy the two honkin' huge zits that sprung up on our face. (What kind of cruel god would Read More...
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Oh, many things are missing these days. My youth. My skin's elasticity. My once-perky parts' perkiness. Viggo from the newest Hobbitt movie. (No Viggo? What's the point of watching it?) And this morning, I found part of a rough draft went AWOL. Last night, Read More...
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Late last week I had a critique night looming over my head, and nothin' to share. Wednesday evening would be here all-too-soon. Also pushing my procrastinator's button was an anthology's deadline. I wanted to submit something, but had not started anything Read More...
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The old adage--"If you've got lemons, make lemonade"--can be applied to writing. Really. photo by Herman McLeod I'm working on a longish project that's still shortish. It's a midget that has dreams of being as tall as an NBA-er. But it's, sadly, still Read More...
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When I am writing my fingertips off, I do weird things. I will "role play" a movement, to see how my rolls roll, so I can describe on paper how my character rolls. I drink a lot of water/tea so I have to void a lot, so I can avoid getting stuck permanently Read More...
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My son-in-law and my granddaughter...Daddy obliged his daughter and posed as the Hulk to her (I think) Ironman. Can you tell this was a Superhero Christmas? As writers, we have to think of ourselves as superheroes. We have to slip on our cape to shield Read More...
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The other night--a "school night"--I was up from 12:30-3:30. (See reason #9.) I started thinking what were the benefits of being menopausal. And here they are. 1. The hair on your leg starts getting sparser (but more unpredictable). 2. You're never cold Read More...
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Before there was Cat Stevens and John Sebastian and Richie Havens and John Lennon, there was Glen Campbell. Glen Campbell--photo by m_g_ gray It still flummoxes me, but I had a crazy crush on Glen. I loved his music, I loved his voice, and I found him Read More...
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In less than a week, our dog Foley will be prancing around Purina's huge arena. It's the national Golden Retriever show, and when he makes his entrance, all eyes will be on him glazed over; they will be impressed aghast, because Foley does not look like Read More...
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After reading OJ's post on the quest for macaroons in Paris, I was instantly teleported back to France. Although the only bit of Paris I've seen is the inside of the airport, (I can hear you tsk-tsk-tsking already...I know, it's a crime going to France Read More...
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Everybody who takes their craft seriously--whether they paint or sculpt or weld or write--has a unique voice, a distinct flavor. If they're really good, you know them immediately; there's no need to see their signature on their work...you just know it's Read More...
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This is Foley. He is like some women like their men: blonde, fast and not-too-bright. Twice a day--every day, he eats the same thing, and gobbles it with relish (and mustard and ketchup, too). When he comes in from outside, he's always hopeful that he'll Read More...
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I admit it. I love the show So You Think You Can Dance? and I make the admission without a smidgen of shame or guilt. photo by THA J-SQUAD My friends think it's ironic, my fondness, because I am notoriously not a dancer. I cannot do Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' Read More...
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