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Under The Bed
One of my struggles as a writer, is to write with my true voice. Often after writing I am unsatisfied to some degree because I don’t feel I was authentic. It’s an idea that there is some magic style of prose that when I use it I will feel nirvana. Ironically, many who read my… Continue reading
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Quiet Life
I work from home and have mostly been a homebody. I can be social and my wife tells me I NEED to get out more, because I drive her crazy, almost hovering over her when she gets home because I finally have someone to talk with. Being a homebody is good for my writing, but… Continue reading
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Clever Cat
My cat pepper is good at getting what she wants. She has learned what annoys us. So when she’s hungry and we’re not paying attention, she scrapes her paw on things to make noise. She starts up, then stops to listen if it’s working. If we don’t respond, she starts up again scratching at things… Continue reading
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Look to the Arts
I love to be around people who like to talk about movies, stories and ideas. Although segments of movie, television and literature may be dominated by commercial interests (especially big budget movies), the best of human thought and expression are represented in these art forms. When discussing a current political or social issue, I often… Continue reading
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Faces in the Trees
I hope I’m not admitting something crazy, but I see faces when I look out my office. My neighborhood has lots of trees and when I look out, there is a myriad of patterns of trunks and branches, which is easier to see in the winter. I used to do a lot of cartoon drawing,… Continue reading
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Globe Theater
When I was in high school, one of my English teacher’s wanted everyone to do a project inspired by literature. Two of my friends and I were sitting around and decided it would be cool to make a model of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater. I had the best basement for the project and I had the… Continue reading
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Snow Sculpture
Years ago, I used to make snow sculptures. At the peak, our house would get a line of cars to see what I made. One year my work was featured in the local newspaper. My kids were my muse. They inspired me. I loved to see their reactions to what I made. I would make… Continue reading
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M&Ms
I don’t eat much candy anymore, but I still enjoy M&Ms, partly because it’s chocolate and partly because I have good memories associated with them. When I was a kid, my uncle would keep a big jar of M&Ms on the china cabinet, which he loved to share after dinner. He would hand them out… Continue reading
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Inventor
I was looking back on some of the things I used to make. I’ve always been a tinkerer. My engineering friends would scoff at the idea of me being an amateur engineer because of the rigors of getting a professional engineering degree, but it runs in my blood. My grandfather and uncle were trained engineers.… Continue reading
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Cryogenics
Many decades ago, when I was in 8th grade, we had a class science fair. I don’t remember what I presented (I loved dioramas, so I’m sure one was involved) but I remember a presentation on Cryogenics. One of my closet friends was fascinated by the concept of freezing a living organism and bringing it… 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
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