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Writing life
A writer’s progress report: reading up for the design of Consensus in Cold & Long Dark; work on “Trading Shirts”; revision of “Itch” from Finer. Continue reading
Posted in About writing, Cold, Finer, Mistress of Woodland
Tagged Bai (Cold), Boleyn Maheshwari, Cold notes, consensus, Consensus (Cold), Esti Gusev (Long Dark), Long Dark notes, Mistress of Woodland notes, research for writing, sociocracy, writing
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-16: Lucille Clifton, RIP
Lucille Clifton reading two poems at the 2008 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Poet, rest in peace. Joshua Wade admits to murder of Mindy Schloss, but also Della Brown. RIP to them. He will spend life in prison. http://bit.ly/aeCdf2 # … Continue reading
Posted in The Daily Tweets
Tagged death, Lucille Clifton, poet
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Conservatives for Palin & civility: Fairly unbalanced
Is it really a good thing to be complimented for “courage” by a blogger at the Conservatives for Palin website? Well, mainly it’s a lot of work. It’s nice to be called courageous, sure, but even better is to be represented honestly and in context.
Posted in Alaska politics
Tagged AKMuckraker, Brian the Moose, civility, civility on Palin, Conservatives for Palin (blog), Gryphen, Immoral Minority (blog), lgbtq, lima beans, Max Blumenthal, Mike Doogan, Mudflats (blog), Palin ethics complaints, Philip Munger, Progressive Alaska (blog), Rich Crowther, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Things I did instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour, Wayne Anthony Ross (WAR)
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-15: One of my favorite books!
RT: @BJMuntain: RT @Buffyandrews “I love being a writer. What I can’t stand is the paperwork.” –Peter De Vries # Yay, I have a Solitaire by @kelleyeskridge again, yay! My previous copy got misplaced, good to have it again. One … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQA writers, The Daily Tweets
Tagged Kelley Eskridge, lgbtq, Solitaire (book), writing
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Progressives, civility, & Palin: Anatomy of an apology
A classic example of an apology that is not an apology, however much its author tried to make it into one.
Alaska Love Poem
In 1984, during my troubled early twenties, I fell in love with a friend of mine. This poem was written to her. But it’s especially a poem about how I came to love myself, & to give up my former self-hatred.
Posted in depression, Poems
Tagged aha, giving up self-hate, Lori, love, Night of the Butcher Knife, poem, Sharon, the pit, writing
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-12: Annual birthday present
My annual birthday present: getting off work in February to find some light still in the sky. And a whole bunch of other tweets.
Posted in The Daily Tweets
Tagged Andrew Halcro, Crossed Genres, Sarah Palin, writing
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A box of produce, & homemade sauerkraut
Posted in Journal, Nutrition
Tagged Caprica (TV), community supported agriculture, food production & supply, gift exchange, Glacier Valley Farm CSA, local food, Mat-Su residents, sauerkraut, slideshow
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-11: Another leak in my ceiling, more gnashing of teeth
Yet another leak making a big water-filled blister in my ceiling. [gnashing of teeth] Will this ever end?!!! A whinge by Mel Green.