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What makes a book “dirty”?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

The most famous banned book I know of is ULYSSES, by James Joyce.  These days it’s considered a monumental work of Modernist Literature, with capital letters and everything.  When it first came out, as a serial production during the first … Continue reading →


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Writing, Obsession, and the Sacred Question Mark
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Posted on August 29, 2012 by
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In my morning routine, one of the things I do is scan a news aggregate source to see what’s going on in the world. This morning I came across a piece from Salon contributor Patrick Hicks that resonated like a … Continue reading →


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Writing Blather
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Posted on August 26, 2012 by

The craft of writing is not a precise set of rules but a messy, disordered process involving a million subjective decisions. I am not talking about grammar and punctuation which do require rules, or we end up with “I ate … Continue reading →


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The Fine Art of Faking It

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Let’s face it, no writer can possibly be an expert in every subject she needs in order to make her project work. Sometimes, unless she wants to be severely constrained in the range and depth of what she wants to … Continue reading →


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Getting Back on the Horse

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

This is not actually about me falling off a horse. It’s about a horse who was hurt, who went through a long(ish) rehab, and whom I finally had to approach with intent to, well, get back on. It started last … Continue reading →


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Worldbuilding with Horses: Urban Horsekeeping

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

In worlds and historical periods in which horses are a primary means of transport, they often coexist with cities. There’s a bit of a disconnect there. Large, herd-dwelling herbivore that evolved on and for steppe and tundra, that needs large … Continue reading →


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You Can’t Placebo a Horse

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

  When I first got into horses I was very pragmatic. Catch the horse, groom the horse, ride the horse. Feed him, water him, worm him, shoe him–horses were always shod; it was the way things were done. The vet … Continue reading →


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Citius, Altius, Sapientius: The Equestrian Connection

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I  have never been an athlete. As a kid I played outside because that’s what kids did then, but I had zero talent or inclination for team sports. Tennis I kind of liked, but you needed a court for that … Continue reading →


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The Horse-Human Interface

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Here we are, a day late but not, we hope, a dollar short. Technical difficulties laid Book View Cafe low over the weekend, and then I had my own Fun With Computers. Whenever my brain is about to explode with … Continue reading →


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Blogging the Magna Carta #10

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

by Phyllis Irene Radford There has always been a different justice system for the rich, whether we acknowledge it or not.  Those with money can afford to hire the sneakiest and most powerful lawyers.  I’m told there are also ways … Continue reading →


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