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The Novel-less Novelist: October 2006
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Sunday, October 22, 2006. I couldn't write better characters than my real-life maternal grandparents if I tried, and believe me, I've tried. Nanny and Pa are not easy for me to describe; they have been everything from the best to the worst, sometimes helpful, sometimes hurtful, not always easy to love, and yet always loved. Which consists of him digging his fingers into your neck when you least expect it, while yelling "The Claw! This is not an obituary, it only sounds like one. It's hard to write of...
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The Novel-less Novelist: May 2007
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Sunday, May 20, 2007. I am not the things that have happened to me. I am not my father's angry fist. I am not the small town where I grew up. I am not the box they tried to put me in. I am not the whispers that followed me. I am not my mother's despondent neglect. I am not the lies that have been written. I am not the diploma hanging on the wall. I am not the dollars and cents in my bank account. I am not the words that have been published. I am not a victim, or a stranger, or a ghost. There are people a...
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The Novel-less Novelist: April 2006
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Thursday, April 20, 2006. Making Your Story Less Sucky 101. The story posted down below ( What I Did On My Summer Vacation. Is yet another one of my famous "stories in progress" which basically means that it's been around for a while, probably been untouched for a while, and yet I am not quite satisfied with it to the extent that I can call it finished. Between the two of us, V and I are armed with a psych degree and a philosophy degree, neither of which is currently in use other than for our witty repar...
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The Novel-less Novelist: February 2007
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007. There's a lump in my bed. I can't sleep; there's a lump in my bed. The sheets tangle around my waist as I scramble for sleep, as I perform my night-time dance, first on my back with my arms spread wide, then on my stomach with legs akimbo, then on my side crumpled up tight. The lump is my shadow in the darkness, not to be evaded. I feel it once under my hip, next behind my knee. It is a soft but persistent distraction. I will not sleep tonight. It will not let me sleep tonight.
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The Novel-less Novelist: August 2006
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006. Every Day Is a Blank Page Waiting To Be Filled. I fill a crystal goblet with ice and water, and set it on my writing desk. I flip open my legal pad to an unused page, and line up several mechanical pencils and the nub of an eraser. These are my tools; this is my craft. Posted by Jay @ 2:23 AM. Some days, when I sit down to write, I feel like I am beating a dead horse. Other days, I feel like the dead horse is beating me. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. View my complete profile.
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I've got a crush on ... ME!: May 2010
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I've got a crush on . ME! Friday, May 21, 2010. Truth be told the Tourists don't bother me so much, I get it, they're on vacation "ooh look at that" is just going to happen. If there was a way to make a lane for slow-moving, three abreast and stroller pushing New Yorkers. Who should know better now THAT would really make me happy. But it's a start and it's a polite way of doing it. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Thanks for stopping in. What Do You Know Podcast, Now Available on iTunes!
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I've got a crush on ... ME!: March 2010
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I've got a crush on . ME! Wednesday, March 17, 2010. For St. Patrick's Day. Thank you Tina Fey! Happy Bobsled to you all! Links to this post. Sunday, March 07, 2010. In keeping with the origin of this blog, and my love of Hamlet. Please enjoy! Many thanks to Gary. For forwarding this wonderful piece to me! Links to this post. Grateful to be alive. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Thanks for stopping in. What Do You Know Podcast, Now Available on iTunes! The I'm Too Busy To Blog Alternative! Tips from my mom.
