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Category Archives: Writing
Brouhaha at the carnival
[Note: I confess that this essay is very badly written (and you know it is very badly written when I use two adverbs together to describe it). Sadly, over the years, I have downloaded too many freebie e-novels that weren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged amusement booths, brouhaha, carnival, motorcycle exhibition, photo booth, police officer
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Sort of sorry that I abandoned this project, only sort of . . .
In 1995, I wrote a rough draft of what probably would have become the longest personal essay in the history of the written word. I titled it *Al, the Prowler, and the Siege at Dodge Boulevard*. The project was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, busted window, ditzy teens, first draft, police reports, prowler, supoena, Tucson
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Not really plagiarism
I hate plagiarism. However, I did not hear or read the recent speech by Mrs. Trump or the previous one by Mrs. Obama. So I can’t comment about the current plagiarism accusations and explanations regarding those speeches that are floating … Continue reading
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Tagged class assignment, Night Before Christmas, Obama, plagiarism, Trump, University of Arizona
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My worst essay
[Talk about being a drama queen; I think I was at my best with this one. Well, at the time; later, I did top it as a college freshman. The writing in this essay is really bad. But what the … Continue reading
Enjoyed writing my first paid articles, but wasn’t too crazy about having them edited
One May morning in the late nineties, a help-wanted ad in the local newspaper caught my eye. Someone was looking for freelancers to write articles for a bi-monthly publication featuring household pets and farm animals. The ad asked prospective writers … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, dog licensing by mail, ferrets, Morgan horses, Munchkin cats, therapeutic riding program
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I do have my standards
I’m curious. Maybe it’s because I’m a writer. Or maybe I’m just plain nosy. When I hear about someone who’s doing something out of the ordinary, I want to learn more about that person and whatever it is he or … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo is over for another year
Participating in NaNoWriMo in 2014 was so different from the first time I did it in 2005. For one thing, in 2005, I was still working full time. For another, my computer didn’t attempt to electrocute me this year. And … Continue reading
Confessions of a fourth-grade (wannabe) novelist
I’ve always been a writer. Well, ever since that morning in the fourth grade when I lost interest in a mixed fractions lesson. By recess, I had completed a story about my dolls’ sibling rivalry. For the next few weeks, … Continue reading
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Tagged arithmetic, cat, doll, fourth grade, mixed fractions, World War II, writer, writing career
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Camp NaNoWriMo progress or lack thereof
I’m participating in the July Camp NaNoWriMo challenge. My goal is to write 10,000 words of a non-fiction project by July 31. As of today, I’ve written approximately 2,500 words. That probably seems like a lot of words to some … Continue reading
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