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December 25, 2014
Tradition #Christmas #ThrowbackThursday
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Merry Christmas! Or Happy Hanukkah, or Best Wishes For A Wonderful Thursday, or whatever. Here is a poem that appears in the Southern Indiana Writers’ HOLIDAY BIZARRE anthology. I may have posted it before, which makes it a tradition in … Continue reading →
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December 24, 2014
I Say It’s Spinach #vegetarian
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I say it’s spinach is the first part of the punchline of a New Yorker cartoon that, given the #4 Daughter’s attitude, I find realistic and intensely humorous. But that cartoon is not what this post is about. It’s about … Continue reading →
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December 23, 2014
The Christmas Crazies
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We keep a very low-key and pleasant Christmas. We only buy for those under 18, we do pitch-ins for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we all live within an hour (at most) drive from each other, and our tree is … Continue reading →
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December 22, 2014
Why Characters Do What They Do #amwriting
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As if it isn’t enough that we writers have to figure out what characters do, we also have to figure out why characters do what they do. Can’t they do anything for themselves? Some writers say, yes, their characters take … Continue reading →
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December 21, 2014
Christmas Stories #SampleSunday
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Over the years, I’ve written a few Christmas stories or, at least, winter holiday stories. Some of them have been included in anthologies. Here are the ones currently available as of 12-21-14. Christmas Stories DYING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND was … Continue reading →
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December 20, 2014
Munchie’s Vet Visit #Caturday
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Amidala speaking. Well, that so-called brother of mine is making trouble again! He was showing off, jumping off the basement stairs, and strained his leg. He was limping around like Grizelda in CATS, although he could certainly run fast enough … Continue reading →
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December 19, 2014
Absurdly Awesome Quotes Wander Florida
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Happy Friday! I’ve come across some really nifty sites this week. One of the newer members of the Southern Indiana Writers Group, Brett Sanders, has a beautifully thoughtful blog with the subtitle “Truth is often concealed beneath the surface of … Continue reading →
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December 18, 2014
Four Of Us #ThrowbackThursday
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Not sure who was taking this picture of the four of us. It must have been Grandpa, or he would have been in the picture. It’s dated 1999, and that would have made him 89, so maybe it was Betty … Continue reading →
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December 17, 2014
Big Damn Breadsticks #Food
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We had pesketti the other night, so we had to have Big Damn Breadsticks to go with them. Big Damn Breadsticks aren’t actually breadsticks at all; they’re actually biscuits. So I guess I should call them — and this post … Continue reading →
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December 16, 2014
Catsanity
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By catsanity, I do not mean anything approaching sanitation. Catsanity, in this instance, is about as far from sanitation as it’s possible to be. Munchkin. Okay, he whizzes on the hearth. That’s become a given. The hearth is his personal … Continue reading →
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