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Upon the recommendation of a friend I recently visited my local library to pick up a copy of Margaret Maron’s Shooting at Loons, volume three of the Deborah Knott mystery series. (Which was delightful.) Book in hand, I walked up to the check out… Continue Reading “The Vanishing Stamp”
To write, you must edit. And to edit, you must learn to detach. You must learn to detach from that beautiful, elegant, witty, sardonic, and just plain brilliant turn of phrase that unfortunately detracts from the whole of the piece. Oh but how it… Continue Reading “The Orphanage: A Home for Homeless Words”
Monday The skeletons of trees stand stark against the cold. The lava sun sets in the west, throwing a cast of copper over branched fingers reaching to the sky. Tuesday At lunchtime, a gaggle or two of Canadian geese mosey through a congested intersection.… Continue Reading “Seven Days of Grace”
It is dry in Tucson. My sinuses hurt. Breathing is difficult and exhaustion has set in. At lunch a friend and I venture into a little Greek restaurant. We go there because of the geraniums and twinkle lights. Athens on 4th is a small,… Continue Reading “When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Soup”
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