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August 20, 2009
- http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1911633,00.htmlAn amazing book, especially the first one.The voice never lags, and goes on briskly in its honest and vivid manner.I think Angela's Ashes and Tis were originally one long autobiographical novel, and then were cut masterfully in half.The first one ends with "Tis."and the second one starts with "Tis." Think who can do ...
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August 18, 2009
- Aloha! I returned about a week ago from 7 days back home in Hawai'i, where I went to visit family and to cool off and get away from the California heat. I know, I know, MOST people go to Hawai'i to warm up in the Winter; I go to cool off in the Summer. The Island that I visited is Lana'i, which is usually much cooler temperature-wise than most of the other Islands, and it did not disappoint. ...
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August 17, 2009
- Give it to meYou sayLying on the cold floorAsking for moreOf the sameNow hollowMy skeleton dancesYou penetrate through the bonesThe belly cage heavesNo breastsNo cheeksNo lipsThe neck you longed to lickIs a fragile stickStones fall from eyesRemnants of the graveMy incisor smileSplotched with redHair still cascades in wavesThere are bits of you inside my nailsYour mouth achesTo takeAs flesh ...
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August 13, 2009
- Some Thoughts about Chickens Tonight I had eggs for dinner. Last night I had chicken. Actually, several times a week I eat chicken, whether it's fried, baked, grilled or stuffed in tacos. I love chicken; it's my second favorite food behind soft-shell crab. But, my love for chicken got me thinking and was further ignited by the memory of something Robert Rankin touched on in his book The Hollow ...
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August 13, 2009
- Abstract: Katie discovered she had inoperable cancer and she was dying. She viewed it as a second chance and enjoyed life until the end. She organized her own funeral and helped her family cope with her diagnosis. (Two part story)GoodbyeFate had dedicated that love’s path was not to run smoothly. Katie kept a terrible secret from her husband Ronan but can they survive this? She only wanted to ...
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August 3, 2009
- aw the moonit do just hang there it do just sit up there in the sky in the southwest georgia darkness full and bright a portal into other worlds look deep look long spin spin within its circle of light draped round the meadow garments flowing arms outstretched and twisting head back mouth open tongue extended reaching oh they reach waiting wanting god willing god will provide the sugar it drips ...
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August 1, 2009
- I’m no sure what I want to say today. I have had my nose in and out of books. With some, my mind wanders and I have to keep reading the same line over and over. Does that happen to you? There are several books I have finished to a point and then leave about 30 pages left and put it back on the shelf—there are many of these. Some, I couldn’t tell you what the story was about, but only ...
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July 30, 2009
- December 7, 1941, Cayucos, Central California I didn’t understand. I was only four. Unaware that my life was reversing, like the tide before me, I played on the beach. The sun brightened the cloudless sky, turning it a silvered winter blue, perfect for Sunday, Daddy’s day off. As he and Mom raced to the sea, the foam slapped against the shore. One strap of her bathing suit slipped. In ...
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July 26, 2009
- Besides working a lot lately, I've been quite entertained by reality.Yesterday while eating dinner with the window open behind me, my wife sitting across from me shushed the family and said, "Wait. Listen. That's quail I hear."Krista has amazing aural recognition. She can pick sounds out of the atmosphere and mimic sounds amazingly well. I'm not even sure she recognizes what a talent it ...
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July 25, 2009
- The Ladybird:She had been living in her magic forest,Roaming in the shade of her figtree,A lady in a beautiful cloak..She had been thereAwareOf the two shining starsWatching over her..She wondered why they smiled,Why their lightWas affectionate..And she longed for their companyDay and night..She wondered if it was a dream,When once, as she was in rest,She glimpsed their gleam,The lady flapped her ...
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