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Return Engagement: Local Woman Saves the Planet
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Saturday, August 8, 2009. Local Woman Saves the Planet. I don't want to toot my own horn, but I know a real, live superhero, or actually, a real, live superheroine. (Why does my spell checker not appreciate the word "superheroine" when it likes the word "superhero" well enough? She doesn't perform martial arts in high heels and a catsuit, but she does perform miracles in places where miracles are rare. Who is this woman of superlative quality? Her test pr...
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Return Engagement: November 2008
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Sunday, November 30, 2008. My Nefarious Plans (for my children). Shhhh Conor doesn’t know he’s being molded. But before we launch into a full on explication of the symbolism in Citizen Kane, let’s start with something simple. One guy, one camera and one clever idea.) Meet Dan and Dan. Now, on to Hana's doctorate in particle physics. Saturday, November 22, 2008. Time Is On My Side. Secondly, I want to you all meet my new love, Dr. George Smoot. And sign up...
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Return Engagement: January 2009
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Sunday, January 25, 2009. I'm just finishing up my first week of classes for the Spring semester and already my head is swimming. I may have bitten off quite a large chunk of education this time with 15 semester hours, but I'm determined to conquer this mountain of papers (and the writing they require) before May. My courses this semester are:. Principles of Visual Communication. Principles of Writing with Technology. My other blog is equally narrow in sc...
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Return Engagement: May 2009
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Sunday, May 31, 2009. Summer: Baseball, Hot Dogs and Smooshing Scorpions. In honor of my first kill (scorpion-wise) of the season, I'm reprinting an article I wrote a few years ago on our perennial and crunchy house guests. Enjoy. Around 2am, my husband screamed. If there is anything in the world that will snap you out of a deep slumber it’s a 6’5” guy screaming. I leaped up, ready to meet the alien hordes. 8220;SOMETHING BIT ME! It was almost anticlimact...
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Return Engagement: August 2008
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Friday, August 29, 2008. Magic words of the 21st century. So it’s my turn. My turn for the August Blogchain. Take a peek-a-boo over at Kristi’s The Mommy Writer. And have some ice cream with her adorable kids, then walk off those extra calories by toddling over to Ralph Pines’ Neither Here nor There (which sounds like it might be difficult to find, but it’s not. I put a link. Nearby, close to your favorite chair.). While standing in the check out lane at ...
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Return Engagement: October 2008
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Sunday, October 19, 2008. That thing we MUST do.write. In my email box this week, along with 27 notices that I had won the lottery in various countries in Europe for a cool $2.5 million (huzzah) and 52 ads for enlarging my member (um, okay), I got a letter from an old friend, Chris Baty. National Novel Writing Month. At 565,000 words. That’s a real book-length manuscript. Right? Or A Suitable Boy. So if you’re already horribly busy but plagued with ...
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Return Engagement: August 2009
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Saturday, August 8, 2009. Local Woman Saves the Planet. I don't want to toot my own horn, but I know a real, live superhero, or actually, a real, live superheroine. (Why does my spell checker not appreciate the word "superheroine" when it likes the word "superhero" well enough? She doesn't perform martial arts in high heels and a catsuit, but she does perform miracles in places where miracles are rare. Who is this woman of superlative quality? Her test pr...
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Return Engagement: July 2009
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Saturday, July 25, 2009. In the book (and subsequently, the movies), the Pensieve shows memories. I want that. I want the perfect retention of memories with all their subtle circumstances intact forever. I can't stand the thought of last night with the sharks swimming away with time. Me and the sharks need a Pensieve. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Currently Reading for Pleasure. Atonement by Ian McEwan. Crafting Scenes by Raymond O...
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Return Engagement: A Gallon of Gas and a Pack of Matches
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Writing, Literature and the Reinvention of Mommy. Sunday, August 2, 2009. A Gallon of Gas and a Pack of Matches. What would you do with a gallon of gas and a pack of matches? Or, more to the point, what did you do with them? Because you did, once when you were a kid, you did play with fire. Are we raising a generation of humans who will be incapable of independent thought, cool-headed decisions in a crisis, or calculating the risks of doing something new? August 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM. Hey, I'm still alive a...
