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Camels and Botox. Two subjects I never thought I would write about – or even see in the same sentence. Maybe now my writing will finally hit the big time. This is the silver bullet. Camels and Botox. One … Continue reading |
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Camels And Botox
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Tagged botox, camel beauty contest, camels, creative writing, humor, Portland Maine, saudi arabia
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Slices of life…Or, Pie in word form.
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Facebook informed me many moons ago that it had been 10 weeks since I had been “Active.” I couldn’t decide if it was a warning or a congratulatory note. In any case, I have reaffirmed my social media and blog … Continue reading |
Space-Time (I’m on the) continuum
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This is the place where the water waits. The water waits for the drawn-out light, it waits for seeds and for plants to nourish. It waits for life to explode. This is the place I climb hand over hand along … Continue reading |
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Tagged art, Grottos, Hellebore, House Finch, Maidenhair fern, Maine, Nature Writing, Poetry, Portland, Snowdrops, Space-Time continuum, spring
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Weather Report or, Making Life More Interesting
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We’re obsessed with weather in New England. Weather is usually the top story of the day-overriding wars, famine, even stories about brides gone wild at the local Filene’s basement. When friends visited us this past February, they were incredibly lucky … Continue reading |
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Tagged creative writing, New England, Rain, snow Blizzards, Weather reporters, Writing
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Did my great-grandmother hate her wedding dress?
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119 years separate two weddings I am thinking about. What is different, what’s the same? The fact that people still want to get married is news enough. In 1898, my great-grandmother, Sadie Bowen, of Putnam, Connecticut married Leonard Parker of … Continue reading |
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Tagged 1898, 19th century weddings, Bartlett NH, mother of the bride, Putnam CT, silk taffeta, wedding dresses
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