Daily Archives: May 7, 2010

Geico Cavemen: Closer Than You Think

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Geico-cavemanHumans now appear to officially have been able to a) have “relations” with Neanderthals; and b) have “issue” from those relations. Continue reading →


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Wallbangers

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We were discussing “good bad books” on the blog last week, and while I understand the premise, I have difficulty labeling any book as good or bad. Yeah, after reading a few million books over the years, I have a … Continue reading →


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That PO Box in Schenectady

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I teach writing workshops at the Writers Center, in Bethesda MD, and one of my class handouts lists places to get ideas.  They are culled from my experience and those of other writers, and include: The shopping mall.  This is … Continue reading →


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WisCon Chronicles 4: The Cobbler’s Toss

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When I was a kid growing up in the bush, and they were branding calves, my father would often say, as the final sufferer was let up from the ropes or out of the branding cradle and hurtled away, “Well, … Continue reading →


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The Right Words

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I did a word-count on my current work in progress and was partially gratified to find that I have 95,000 words, give or take.  Partially gratified?  What’s up with that? What’s up with it is that not all the words … Continue reading →


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