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Alison R. Lockwood: Mister Eugene’s Neighborhood
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Mister Eugene’s Neighborhood. This was supposed to be a blog about writing, but ailing friends and senile neighbors hijacked the thread. Cheery stuff, right? Recently, I vowed to get back on track, keep it light, be funny, remember to mention my book coming out in the fall. Me, me, me. Oh, and did I mention the funeral this weekend? From top left: Don, Jim, Gene and Graeme.
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Alison R. Lockwood: To Be or Not to Be
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Sunday, August 17, 2014. To Be or Not to Be. If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Last night, we watched “ World’s Greatest Dad. July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014). I can only imagine how alone he must have felt at the end. 8221; “ Selfish. If you’ve never...
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Alison R. Lockwood: Life Goes On
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Monday, February 24, 2014. And yet. We put 85 candles on a pumpkin pie, which, if you didn’t know, creates a vortex of flame, resulting in a lake of green wax, and we laughed ourselves silly. The next morning, someone called to say that our long-time friend and neighbor, Andy. Hadn’t we learned our lesson? But what was that lesson, exactly? Not to get too attached? Never to love things too much?
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Alison R. Lockwood: June 2013
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Sunday, June 16, 2013. Across the Pond and Back Again. My Last Blog for a While). 8221; Laurie said. “I don’t want to waste a day.”. When we landed, Laurie handed us a cell phone for emergencies, which meant we could turn off our own and actually. I didn’t touch a computer all week. Graeme had to check email now and then, but guess what? The world didn’t fall apart while we were gone. Came out in ...
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Alison R. Lockwood: February 2013
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Saturday, February 23, 2013. A poem, a case of Scotch and a sledgehammer. What will you leave behind when you’re gone? A life of good works? Don’t forget your dirty socks. Cranky letters to the phone company. Pens that don’t work. I’ve spent a week cleaning out an old man’s closets, so I've had time to think about this stuff. 8221; He kept copies in every room of the house. For someone who cou...
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Alison R. Lockwood: April 2013
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. No posts. Show all posts. No posts. Show all posts. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Dr Lentz and the Cancer Cure. A Poem, a Case of Scotch. Mr Eugene’s Neighborhood. My Book is Done. Now What? I’ve been a reporter, a waitress, a carpenter, a travel writer. Editor and photographer. My first novel, The Arsonist’s Last Words. The Arsonist’s Last Words. 8220;Startlingly innovative.”. And Barnes and Noble.
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Alison R. Lockwood: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Monday, May 19, 2014. Somewhere Over the Rainbow. No matter where you go, there you are. When I started this blog three years ago, The Arsonist’s Last Words. Was almost done. My dreams as a writer were about to come true. Looking back, I remember thinking that everything. Would change—all the way down to me being a better dresser. How was that supposed to happen, exactly? A Widow’s Story. 8221; He...
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Alison R. Lockwood: March 2012
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Friday, March 9, 2012. Carpe diem (and what was your name again? Life is what happens when you’re busy doing other things. Please accept my apologies for a subject that’s bound to be depressing. Getting old sucks. And yet, if we couldn’t laugh about it, there’d be no point. Let me explain. Came in the mail. Do we want it? Magazine came in the mail. Do we want it? A state trooper found him; the fri...
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Alison R. Lockwood: August 2014
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Sunday, August 17, 2014. To Be or Not to Be. If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Last night, we watched “ World’s Greatest Dad. July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014). I can only imagine how alone he must have felt at the end. 8221; “ Selfish. If you’ve never...
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Alison R. Lockwood: May 2014
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Alison R. Lockwood. Bookkeeper by day, novelist by night, tired by mid-afternoon. The Arsonist’s Last Words. Monday, May 19, 2014. Somewhere Over the Rainbow. No matter where you go, there you are. When I started this blog three years ago, The Arsonist’s Last Words. Was almost done. My dreams as a writer were about to come true. Looking back, I remember thinking that everything. Would change—all the way down to me being a better dresser. How was that supposed to happen, exactly? A Widow’s Story. 8221; He...
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