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a matter of distinction: June 2012
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A matter of distinction. Here, i rendezvous with my writing muse. Sunday, June 17, 2012. Cristina barely smiled when I walked in. She pretended to re-arrange the stack of glass coasters on the coffee table. I walked towards her. She straightened up and looked at me like I was a complete surprise which of course I wasn’t: they were expecting me. I extended my hand to shake hers, “How are you, Cristina? 8221; I said. She limply took my hand, like I was some kind of a leper or something. I asked permission ...
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a matter of distinction: November 2011
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A matter of distinction. Here, i rendezvous with my writing muse. Friday, November 18, 2011. Why is it that you do not make my heart beat faster now that we're together? I swear we are two different people from last spring - when I was so excited to hear your voice, when I missed you when you didn't call or text me, when just the mere ringing of the phone filled me with anticipation and imagining it was you calling. I laugh so loud after I get out of the room and close the door. Good thing the pool i...
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a matter of distinction: December 2011
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A matter of distinction. Here, i rendezvous with my writing muse. Saturday, December 31, 2011. It's just another new year's eve. The text message came at almost seven this morning. "Happy new year," it said. I knew who sent it. My mind went back to that last morning that Benjamin and I went jogging by the seaside, the sunrise shining on Manila Bay whose waters sparkle under the blue sky. What if it had been us? He said, lips smiling, but his eyes almost seemed sad. You know I am not like that.". I said i...
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a matter of distinction: August 2014
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A matter of distinction. Here, i rendezvous with my writing muse. Friday, August 1, 2014. Billy and the purple cow. Billy doesn't smile. he doesn't talk to anyone. it's not that he can't talk, he just stopped talking ever since his mommy died. when he is at school, he goes about the activities quietly. his classmates have learned to accept that although he plays with them, he just wouldn't talk. The other children laugh, too. billy shrugs his shoulders and stays where the purple cow is displayed. It says...
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Those Voices in my Head: Officially Published
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Those Voices in my Head. Minutes of meetings held in my head. Thursday, November 11, 2010. I can say,. With more than a little pride,. That I am now a paid, published writer. Last night, at The Rivoli,. I read Memère Rosa. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be. Though I did ask TH if he could see me quivering. My hands didn't shake,. But my legs were like Jello the entire time! He assured me it wasn't noticeable. Then again, he does have a Shallow Hal complex,. And thinks I'm a size 2. Erahumm....
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a matter of distinction: A Secret (revised)
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A matter of distinction. Here, i rendezvous with my writing muse. Thursday, January 12, 2012. I didn't know she was home. The apartment was quiet. Her bags weren't in the usual place beside the sofa, and I thought I was alone. I sat on the sofa and settled my feet on the ottoman, shoving a fresh issue of Architectural Digest to one side. There was an eerie quality to the quietness, but I supposed it's the gray of the skies reflecting through the windows. She jumped in surprise. She turned her face to...
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a matter of distinction: a family portrait
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A matter of distinction. Here, i rendezvous with my writing muse. Sunday, June 17, 2012. Cristina barely smiled when I walked in. She pretended to re-arrange the stack of glass coasters on the coffee table. I walked towards her. She straightened up and looked at me like I was a complete surprise which of course I wasn’t: they were expecting me. I extended my hand to shake hers, “How are you, Cristina? 8221; I said. She limply took my hand, like I was some kind of a leper or something. I asked permission ...
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Seven Days Seven Answers: Day Two Winners
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Want to know how it works? The condensed directions: Read the cue, react to the cue. There's no right answer, no research required. I cite sources where applicable but it's all about coming up with creative answers. Winners are picked in a week. The number one rule? 05/23 - I'll be naming final winners this week! Thursday, January 1, 2009. Want the winner's badge for your site? Betty @ a corgi in southern california. 11/17/09 - Thank You. 01/05/10 - Old Lady. 03/23/10 - Troubled Teen. 01/19/10 - Road Trip.
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Those Voices in my Head: How are you?
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Those Voices in my Head. Minutes of meetings held in my head. Monday, October 18, 2010. It's a rhetorical question, really. No one really cares about the answer. It's asked more out of habit rather than a need to really know. And yet, we ask it all the time. We know in our heart of hearts, that if someone were to respond. With tales of their failing eyesight and acute lumbago,. We'd cringe and curse ourselves for asking in the first place. Many years ago, I asked a colleague about his response. Assisting...
