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86It Wasn't A Dream
I’m in a roomful of Octogenarians. They are all different sizes and genders and are marching around the room while a thin person, with a telephone operator’s headset on, is shouting out numbers: and 4, and 5, and 6, and 7.…Music from the stage...
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76"Help": an excerpt from Operatic Divas and Naked Irishmen
I found my first assistant on the streets of "Old Louisville" She was in front of one of the huge, gorgeous Victorian houses a couple of streets over from me, loading up her car. I almost drove right past, but slammed on the brakes just in time to...
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82My summers with Papa
One morning, Papa woke me up at five o'clock like he always did but this time he told me we were going fishing for Shovel Nose Sharks. It scared me a little and I let him know that I didn't think fishing for sharks was something I wanted to do. But...
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67Living with a work in progress
Once you have written your first draft, the easy part is over and the hard part begins. The hard part is where you begin the process of re-writing and crafting your book, chapter by chapter, sentences by sentence, word by word. That’s exactly...
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72I worked around the corner from the Playboy Club in Chicago
I lived most of my life in Chicago. I loved it because there was so much to do, especially for someone with widely varying interests like myself. Besides being a wife and mother, I was a teacher, a sometimes singer, and student at Northwestern,...
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68I'm totally blown away by this: Lady Gaga
This morning, I got my computer booted up early so I could start writing on my four blogs, etc. and stopped to take a look at what was going on in the news. The first thing that caught my eye was a photo of Lady Gaga dressed like a man. Intrigued, I...
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67I can't listen to music when I write
I can't listen to music when I write. it's very distracting, but more than that I find myself so immersed in the music, the rhythm, the tempo, the melody, and the structure, I completely lose my train of thought for what I was writing. Yes, I am a...
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68Boy, this getting old aint for the young: They wouldn't be able to handle it.
I am a morning person...love to get up early with the birds or some other such diurnal creatures.There was a time when I would get up in the morning at 6:00 am and be ready for a hayride or something equally exciting. Now I’m lucky if I can make...
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55Still Pluggin' away
I know I haven't been around lately and I really miss all of you and your wonderful articles. But I've been very busy. Not only with the bed ad breakfast (this is my high season) but also with my memoir. I'm on the third writing and trying to finish...
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57Jasonspeak: Tales from an Innkeeper's crypt
For those of you who are familiar with my Innkeeper tales, this piece is about Jason, but is very reminiscent of Kari. They are very much alike. You remember Kari, right?/ (Please don't hesitate to give me...
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