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Yes, I know some translations say it should be “love” instead of “charity,”  but I need more of the latter than the former right now—and I like to think that I try to pay all three of those forward to the best … Continue reading →

So, there have been several developments, some of them social, some of them literary. I went to a book festival in Kentucky last month as a spousal tagalong while my husband talked America 1844.  It was interesting to go to the seminars—all … Continue reading →

… And then I have weeks like this one, where work and family and life in general got in the way. I got some research done. I read a little bit of a book I’ll talk about when I’ve finished it. … Continue reading →

* Spoken by one of my favorite actors, from one of my favorite movies. One of the harder things for me to do in writing is to leave things out. It is unsurprising, with my journalism background, that I am … Continue reading →

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I was looking at my computer desktop the other day and realized that 1: I’m pretty tidy with my desktop, as stuff is mostly grouped in folders, not scattered all over the place, and 2: As fits the stereotype of … Continue reading →

I’m in a trough as far as writing is concerned.  Lots of ideas, followed by lots of self-doubt. Lots of looking around at what’s out there and getting discouraged. Lots of remonstrating with myself to just sit down and bang … Continue reading →

Well, I went to see the movie.  We’ve been a bunch of movie hounds this month: Iron Man 3, Gatsby, and today we are going to see Star Trek.  I rather suspect Gatsby will ring in at the bottom in … Continue reading →