nonfiction

  • An unexpected perspective from an early memory landed on my page this afternoon. I recorded it after I left the writing circle I shared with several others today and wanted to share it with you. the-waking-yard-complete.m4a

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  • A new series of work comes out in October in the magazine I edit. If you’ve ever wondered about the libidinal world that exists beyond our child bearing years you’ll find the Ageless Sexuality series entertaining, evocative and funny.

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  • As in: “A dreadful building of gray stone and brown wood, it sported cherry-red shutters (not all of them shut) which by some mnemoptical trick he remembered as apple green.” – Vladimir Nabokov Source: Transparent Things Believe it or not, I just started reading Nabokov. I’ve resisted for many years for as many reasons, reasons

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  • Clear.

    My recent skin diagnosis could be summed up like this: “Hey, 70s girl who spent hours soaking up the sun, competing to be the ‘darkest tanned’ in high school – you’re incredibly fortunate. That spot on your shoulder was serious (an L2 concern), but thankfully not the most severe kind (L3), and you fortunately got

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  • just us

    the further along i get in my own story i realize i am less and less the author.

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  • If I felt that there were any other way I would take that route in a minute. It turns out, though, that saying the thing that is underneath all the subterfuge is actually what’s easier in the long run. The Realm of Possibility Underneath the things I’d rather say because they are what I am

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