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Sounds
I used to listen to music when I worked, but I’ve gotten out of the habit. Music always influenced my painting. But when I write new material I need quiet. Music or television is a distraction. I listen to it rather than the voice in my head. When I write, it is not pure quiet,… Continue reading
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The Worst Thing
My comfort food is chocolate. When I was a kid my mother always made a birthday cake with chocolate frosting. On Halloween, Hershey’s chocolate bars were always my favorite. We always had a bottle of chocolate syrup in the house, to put on ice cream, root beer floats and in milk. M&Ms are my greatest… Continue reading
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Risk
Risk is most fun when there are maximum players of six. The goal is simple, take over the world. There a few winning strategies, but the outcomes are always unpredictable, based somewhat on chance. It’s fun when players make alliances to survive or concentrate their forces. The politics are the most interesting. I have fond… Continue reading
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Being Picky
I saw this daily prompt and had a funny reaction, that is, I don’t make food. I can’t make fruits or vegetables, only grow them. I don’t make dishes; I prepare them. But of course, preparing a dish is like assembly; the ingredients are gathered and put together for a meal. Many things that are… Continue reading
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Both
I’ve had both cats and dogs. It’s hard to pick. My first dog was Otto, a dachshund, who didn’t like salesmen. He bit one in the leg. My sisters tried to get me to like cats. When one was a kitten he climbed all over my face, keeping me up all night. We got our… Continue reading
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Painting
More than any activity, when I paint pictures, I have no sense of time. Hours have passed and it seems like minutes. I love that creative zone, but unfortunately I have not painted in a long time. Partly, my writing has been demanding my time, which is okay. I don’t lose time when I write.… Continue reading
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Relative
If adventure is taking photographs in a war zone, then I want security. If security is sixteen hours of television everyday, then I want adventure. If adventure is photographing deer in the local arboretum, maybe I’m in. If security is a safe neighborhood, that sounds good. If adventure is touring the country, sign me up.… Continue reading
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Cat and Dog
I have a chair, my favorite chair, where I sit to watch television or read. For years, I have had to fight with the cat for my chair. He often waits for me to enter the room and pounce on the chair before I can get to it. It’s a game he plays. Often I… Continue reading
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Cat, again.
My cat likes to be by me. When I write at my computer, he plops down in front of the screen. Sometimes I can’t see it and the writing stops. I’m always fighting my cat for my chair. He waits for me to enter the room before he lunges for my chair and stakes his… Continue reading
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Scratching My Head
I’m scratching my head trying to imagine what gets better with age. I have aches and pains all of the time. I’m not as strong as I used to be. Many of my friends have passed away. My kids accuse me of telling the same stories over and over. The pile of pills I take… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
