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Category Archives: Writing
Confessions of a seventh grade plagiarist
[Note: It’s just too hot here to write or do much of anything today, so I’m recycling. Sort of. This is a modification of a post I originally published on another site in February 2007. (Yes, the other site also … Continue reading
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Tagged author, encyclopedias, plagiarism, plagiarist, report, seventh grade, writing
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Must never be without a notebook
Small notebooks are so handy. I always have one with me. I’ve been carrying them around ever since I was a teenager. Back then, I used them to keep track of school assignments. Yes, really. Currently, I use them to … Continue reading
An excerpt from a “hair raising” experience
I’m revising several essays I published in 2000–2001 on the late, but most likely unlamented, site known as Themestream. I will eventually post them for a limited time on this site before deciding what, if anything else, to do with … Continue reading
Almost flunked my first writing class
Way back in the Mid-Jurassic Period, I got the bright idea to take a community college class in creative writing. I had been writing stuff forever—well since I was nine. By taking a college-level class, I figured I could learn … Continue reading
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Tagged community college, office job, portable typewriter, tasks, WestWord Arizona, writing class
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Honest, I never intended to torch my bedroom
(Continued from previous post) I was disappointed when I didn’t win a slot in the newspaper’s first Columnist for a Day contest. However, the following June, The Powers That Be repeated the contest, and I thought I’d give it another … Continue reading
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Tagged bedroom, column, contest, household tasks, newspaper, picture, WestWord Arizona, winner
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Judges not impressed by weird walk home
One evening in June 1986, I picked up the newspaper and learned that a popular columnist, Mr. J, would be on vacation for three weeks in July. The Powers That Be invited readers to submit stories to a Columnist for … Continue reading
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Tagged columnist, home, judges, newspaper, prowler, teens, WestWord Arizona
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