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Critical Cure
There is no such thing as writer’s block. A writer can always write. That is, a writer can always take words and combine them to make sentences. “Writer’s block” is really a catchall term for any one of several problems … Continue reading
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Writer’s Block
I have a terrible case of writer’s block, so please forgive the scarcity of posts. It’s only a temporary thing. I hope.
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Best Present Ever
I had a birthday this week. My Faithful Reader and I attempted to celebrate the day with a trip to Newport. The goal was to enjoy the afternoon on the fabled Cliff Walk, a paved 3.5-mile path that runs between … Continue reading
Nostalgia
I just found the instructions for snow removal at my old condo complex. It made me sad because I won’t be there for the winter. I won’t be walking along the shore during the snowfall, collecting jingle shells, listening to … Continue reading
The Week in Review
It was an exciting week. My Faithful Reader hung the medicine cabinet in the bathroom. It looks good and it’s wonderful to have somewhere to put all those miscellaneous bottles and tubes and jars of the pills and pastes and … Continue reading
On Rejection
Giuseppe Verdi wrote amazing music. Even if you don’t like opera, Aida will knock your socks off. Something interesting about Verdi: he was turned down by the Conservatory in Milan. They said that he was privo di talento musicale (lacking … Continue reading
Neglect
Poor, neglected blog, with your writer sick in bed from a nasty cold and your Faithful Reader off on a wild Canadian whiskey binge. Things will get better soon. I promise.
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Cold Cold
It’s not fair to have a cold during summer. Neither is it fair for summer to be cold. What happened to the warm weather?
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Five Titles, No Post
Not Again! Missing You. Rock Bottom. Old Friends. I’m Spartacus!
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