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Yesterday morning we drove to Cannon Beach to pick up our mail. We had not gone anywhere other than walking the beach for over 12 days (the last time Gary picked up the mail), but we had spent a ridiculous amount of time looking at used CDs (Gary) and bidding on scraps of kimono silk…
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Okay. Maybe you’ve written a fable of about 500 words, one that you might even have typed and fits single-spaced on a single page. Or maybe you did something else. Maybe you followed the rules, or maybe you didn’t. Whatever. This is not a test of your ability to follow instructions. It’s time to try…
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Getting through a national crisis might be a little crazy like a police consultant following instinct and impression or it might be orderly like completing a knitted pair of socks. Maybe it’s a little of both. I have one sock of a pair in the works, knit top down. The leg part is done, the…
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I am moving all mention of the pandemic to a separate file on my website. Look for “covid19” in the menu at the top of my page. In the mean time, I am working on my fable.
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I found a list on the Tor website of books in which nothing bad happens, not merely a good ending, but nothing bad before it gets there. Adult books too. It’s Tor so mostly fantasy/SF, but read the comments because the list grows . . .
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Today, and at least for the following four Mondays, I will post a writing assignment. Then later in the week, a weird revision strategy. Just for fun, write a fable . . . We will follow the conventions (rules) of a fable, at least at the beginning. They are relatively easy rules. If you have…
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Our older son was in Band in high school (sax) and our younger (first tenor) began Choir in middle school. I attended State competitions for both Band and Choir, but one year the Seaside High School choir director, Michelle Starke, directed a song from the middle of an auditorium with students all around the sides…
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“A successful shelter in place means nothing happens.” This Chicago doctor spoke the words of reassurance I’ve been waiting for. If that link doesn’t give you the story and video, try this one. You might feel better. I do. In the mean time, I am following good advice. We have time to accomplish goals.
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from The Atlantic: The people who still aren’t listening—and how to deal with them Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Don’t go to the bar. Don’t go anywhere at all. Wash your hands again. It’s a lot. We’re currently participating in “the world’s largest natural experiment in behavior change.” And, as last weekend’s partying…
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Originally posted on The Brevity Blog: “Start a blog!” agents say. “Write a newsletter!” announce publishers. “You’ll build readership and be more attractive to agents and publishers!” But what the heck do you put in it? Hey, I got rejected again by the same magazine? Yes. Absolutely. (I do.) The daily grind of your writing…
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