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How Star Trek improved my confidence in my writing skills
Seymour and I have been rewatching all things Star Trek since we were dating; we’ve taken care of the original series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and all the movies (although we’re not big...
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RIP Oscar, and hello, new kitties!
Saturday was a tough day. Our kittens, Oscar and Patches, went to their new home Saturday afternoon with a lovely lady who’s a friend of a friend. Bubbles and Tadpole were understandably upset when...
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Photo 365 #71
Yep, it’s another beautiful sunset. Last night’s sunset was magnificent; I could have watched it all night. But this morning it was followed by an equally magnificent sunrise, which my hurried picture...
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Photo 365 #76
The trees at Pine Lake looked so beautiful Monday on my way home from work that I just had to stop and take their picture: A friend of mine is lucky to commute through this beautiful area every day. I...
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Photo 365 #87
I love lazy Sundays. And since I’m feeling a bit lazy today, I don’t know what to write here other than I can’t believe it’s November already. Enjoy the pretty, pretty pictures! Hopefully tomorrow...
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Photo 365 #93
Alas, poor pencil, you’ve served me well: I’ve had this pencil for at least a decade (perhaps slightly longer). I’ve written more stories with it than I can count, and a fair few books, too. Sadly,...
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Photo 365 #180
Some of my new pencils and my current WIP, an experiment in narrative poetry commissioned by Miss Tadpole: I’m having a lot of fun with this project, though I suspect I’d be having more fun if I didn’t...
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Photo 365 #188
So, how’s the writing been going? Well, uh… You see that picture to the right? It’s taken me all week to write that much (plus two lines on the preceding page). You might say it’s been slow going....
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Photo 365 #191
Revisions continue, and I’m happy to report that I think I’ve crossed that hump I was stuck on. I scan my handwritten pages so that I can type them up later, and as I was trying to open the scanner app...
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Photo 365 #253: Complete
Goodbye, sweet notebook. For seven long years, you’ve been A great friend, there through Thick and thin, good times And bad. We’ve shared letters, we’ve Shared stories. You helped Me commemorate My...
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Fiesta Diet Downfall
Oh, delicious dip, Your spicy, creamy goodness Will be my downfall. How can I resist You? Perhaps if I had a Little willpower… Today’s poem comes complete with bonus recipe: Fiesta Ranch Dip 1 packet...
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Burial
I bury things. When I was little, I was obsessed with finding buried treasure. Even though I live in a landlocked state and grew up a good forty minutes by car from the nearest large river, I was...
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RIP Oscar, and hello, new kitties!
Saturday was a tough day. Our kittens, Oscar and Patches, went to their new home Saturday afternoon with a lovely lady who’s a friend of a friend. Bubbles and Tadpole were understandably upset when...
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Feeling festive
It was very difficult, but I managed to resist breaking into my box of Christmas clothes till after Thanksgiving. I even made it into December. But today, I crumbled like a gingerbread cookie. See, I...
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How many times Can a body be cut open? How many times Can that body bounce back? What is the limit—six times? Seven, eight? A body is so much more than just a body— It’s a home. It can grow other...
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