It hit me that beyond my Halloween party, I am now mere weeks away from National Novel Writing Month.  This year is going to be a test because this time last year I was job-free, and could dedicate more time to reaching my goal.  I have decided that what I need to do is structure myself- sitting down and writing is 90% of the mountain I need to ( Read more... )

I did it!  And I'm not even done with the story yet!


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Hey!  Why aren't you writing a novel!  It's November!


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I've had this t-shirt
most of my life
it is this sacred thing,
this worn cloth ritual instrument

I remember wearing it to sleep
to dream of campfires and the boys
I never wanted to wake up
I would just laugh
while they blamed it on jet lag
and flushed in the day with
fast food eggs and sausage
I would try to steal naps
to get back to that place

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The Hillsboro Argus mentioned my name (and my story twice) in their write up of the Stories of Oregon CD.

I am signing autographs in the lobby.

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I was feeling charitable and wrote both an Epinion plus a sent a link to Cynical-C.com about the Worst Case Scenario movie.

And Cynical-C posted it, and gave me credit!


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Sometimes the morning pushes me over the top ( Read more... )

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