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Remember being at a party or a bar or in a class when you saw That Guy across the room — and he was looking at you, too? And how, all of a sudden, the day got just special, kinda exciting? And your heart started beating just a little bit faster? Maybe he inched [Continue reading] Sure doesn’t look like a Category Four hurricane is headed directly toward us, does it? And yet…. as with any good story, you just don’t know what’s going to happen before it does, even though the clues and warning signs and tingle on the back of your neck tell you that — something — [Continue reading] I had this ready last Friday, but got waylaid by real life until now…. ** “I personally think you’re nuts.” He glanced away from her considerable bosom as he spoke. “Coming from you, Jerry, I consider that high praise.” She flicked her ash into his Blackberry and stood up. “My new attorney will be in touch.” “Tell him to [Continue reading] “I don’t care if he is in the hospital. Serves him right. Thinks he can just ignore me — and when he’s working on my dime, too – ” She snorted. “He’ll be the one who pays.” “Shirley, I’m not sure I want to represent you in this matter. There [Continue reading] The Creativity Workshop is coming to an official end – and this is where those graduation speech sentiments come into play: the end of something meaningful, but more importantly, the launch pad for something newer, more exciting, bigger. blah blah blah. Well, yeah… I belong to a women’s group that meets monthly on the Tuesday night [Continue reading] So where am I with my Creativity Workshop goals, my One Story Per Week plan? I’ve already admitted that I didn’t write a single word during my vacation. My bad. But I do have a couple of semi-stories in the hopper from my ‘Breaking the rules/breaking the law’ segment — again, more [Continue reading] “I want those to go, too.” She pointed to the row of rosebushes, yellow and red blossoms bobbing in the breeze. “Ma’am?” The bushes were healthy, lush, and while he wasn’t a flower man himself, he was sure someone had lavished a great deal of care on them, and recently, too. She smiled and [Continue reading] I’m back….. A and I took a 2 ½ week road trip, during which I intended to post occasional nuggets from the road that wended its way up through North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, and then back down to North Carolina. Well, the road trip to anywhere is paved [Continue reading] So how am I doing with the Creativity Workshop? It’s been almost two weeks since my last CW post, and I’ve barely posted anything else, either. What happened? Stagefright. Yup, I had stagefright. My blogging buddies seemed SO eager (thanks for the vote of confidence!) to follow my foray into the diabolical [Continue reading] Move over, Paul Krugman, I’ve got The Word on Money from Alton, my Tree Guy. Remember him? He was back today with his son Dale to trim some trees at our beach property. I forgot the camera so I’m recycling an old picture. The heat index here today was 105 degrees. That’s hot, [Continue reading] |
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