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November 8, 2009
- I did not choose Claude Levi-Strauss; he was thrust upon me. Structuralism was far from my mind when I was gifted a bunch of his books. A couple of academicians were arguing over the merits of burdening me, a work in progress, with the abstractions of totemism. The argument did not take place across the table. The two individuals did not know each other. I carried the messages to and fro and ...
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September 4, 2009
- US-based Indian designer Anand Jon has been sentenced to 59 years for sex crimes. He kept a conquest diary. He recorded in detail what he had done and to whom. The girls were said to be as young as 14; his abusive streak started in 2001. This picture was taken during the New York Fashion Week in 2004. So, what are we on to? His sister, Sanjana, has revealed there was mistrial on 15 counts. She ...
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September 1, 2009
- Long before the economic recession, a commercial sex worker had told me, “Sister, we get food and shelter here, but isn't money important too?" She had been ‘saved’ and was in a remote village but she had got accustomed to the power of money. The concept of prostitution – an extreme form of selling – thrives on lust and boredom. However, the subscript is based on acute economic ...
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August 26, 2009
- Hi All,Here's a nice article on Growing Up Dead from Messenger Post Newspapers in Upstate, NY. Love the picture too! http://www.mpnnow.com/homepage/x772317499/Peter-Conners-writes-about-Growing-Up-Dead-in-Pittsford Peter
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August 24, 2009
- Note: I hope I can post this blog. My connection to Red Room has been acting up and I have not been able to be as interactive with all my friends as I would like to be. So here goes.............Blog:Blog the day away..........wish I could. But the article on Dunsandle Castle weighed heavily on my mind. The commitment to Malcolm (my neighbour) was, perhaps, more than I could deliver. But, I tend ...
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August 9, 2009
- I'm happy to report that I have an article in the just-released 2010 Poet's Market, the bible of poets looking for journals to submit to. As in previous issues, this edition begins with a number of useful, practical articles. Mine is entitled "Finding Readers: How to Get Your Poetry into Their Hands." I wish the editor had not removed the word "Book" after "Poetry" ...
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July 31, 2009
- I recently was interviewed for Broowaha in Atlanta, and USA Today picked up the article on UsaToday.com. You can see here:http://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/Kim+Smith/038xflldigfuy/1 I am so excited! I hope you will go out and read the interview and maybe buy my book!
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July 23, 2009
- A busy fun-filled day today (in oh so many ways), but here's this morning's meditation just to get us into the zone:Meditation 179Sometimesall you needto ensure the next dayactually happensis a high window,a red cord,and the artof keeping secrets.And, at the other end of the literary spectrum, I'm pleased to say that my lesbian erotic short story, Truth or Dare, is now published atClean Sheets ...
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July 3, 2009
- Here's today's meditation for you - and I'm now onto the story about Lazarus, as you can probably tell:Meditation 163The slow disappearinginto the dark cave,solidity weighting the skin,impression of nightvelvet-rich on the tongue.It is hardwhen the eyesno longer open:when will he comewhen will he comewhen will hecome.How very jolly I am, eh. Anyway I've had a fun time this morning typing up my ...
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June 26, 2009
- What a peculiar day it's been today, I must say. I haven't really been able to get much of a grip on it. Anyway, here's this morning's meditation:Meditation 156A simple sheet of paperand another’s commandcast you outfrom all you have known:voices; the patternof a room; the scheduleof days. What oncehas been lostcannot be found again.That sense of being lost has followed me throughout but it ...
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