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Just happened to catch this item in The Hook: Nearly three years after an arson destroyed the main building of the Skyline Parkway Motor Court, the structure has been demolished. It came down on Wednesday, April 18, according to owner Phil Dulaney. Wondering what it looked like before it was demolished?
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My personal experience of the “mommy wars” — that all-out state of conflict that supposedly exists between moms who work and moms who stay at home — has been MIA. In my maternal history I’ve worked part-time, full-time, I’ve been unemployed, I’ve gone to graduate school, I’ve freelanced, I’ve volunteered, I’ve homeschooled. I can’t get [...]
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A little something from last week’s DIY writing retreat. This was posted along one of the roads to the house where we stayed. Warning, or inspiration? Memento mori? Writing prompt? Do with it what you will — it’s my gift to you.
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The NBCC campaign to save newspaper book sections is gathering steam — and commentary. Yesterday John Freeman cleared up what some have perceived as an anti-online review bias. Here’s a post that rounds up the reaction of the blogosphere — modesty forbids me to mention that yours truly gets a link!
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First the son, and now the father: The Daily Progress reports that there will be an exhibition of John Lennon’s artwork at the Downtown Visitors Center May 11-13 to raise money for Computers4Kids. Suggested donation is two measly bucks — I think we can do better than that!
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I have here in my hands a pamphlet my gynecologist gave me, called “Midlife Transitions: A Guide to Approaching Menopause.” It has lots of good information and advice in it. Like this: If you are bothered by unsteady emotions or mental lapses, talk to your doctor. Most likely you are not “going crazy,” as many [...]
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Caution — you may not be able to stop playing with this one: Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary — Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate. Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click [...]
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It pays to read The Daily Progress! Otherwise I never would have heard that we have until 9:00am Monday, April 30 to enter a lottery to win a place at the Queen’s Walkabout in Richmond on May 3. Remember — you can’t win if you don’t enter!
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A few weeks ago one of the women in our writing group suggested we form a team and enter the Spelling Bee & Dee, which is a fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers and Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. Because we refer to our writing group as CHERCH (the initials of our names), we competed as [...]
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It’s so great that the National Book Critics Circle is mounting a Campaign to Save Book Reviewing. The more book reviews and the more space for book reviews, the better. I just wish they wouldn’t put down bloggers and on-line reviewers while they do it. Edrants has a good post on this. Here’s an example [...]
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I’ve seen fire, and I’ve seen rain — both elements characterize the fifth chapter. This is the chapter in which Gatsby’s dream is fulfilled, and he meets Daisy at last. Nick speaks with Gatsby on a night when Gatsby’s mansion appears to “blaze gaudily on,” “like the World’s Fair.” They arrange for Gatsby to meet [...]
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The May/June issue of Poets & Writers arrived yesterday. Couple of good short articles — one from Stephen Elliott called “Surviving a Month Without the Internet.” We didn’t have Internet service on our retreat, and it was great. I missed being able to Google a fact or send an email, but I was well aware [...]
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