Monthly Archives: August 2007

Vonnewho?

Posted on 08/28/2007 by chick

“What can any one person do?” he said. “Each person does a little something,” I said, “and there you are.” He sighed heavily. “It all adds up,” he said. “People don’t realize.” –excerpt from Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Just … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sorrow

Posted on 08/27/2007 by chick

Sunday is over and there was no story. I goofed up. To make up for it, there will be two installments next weekend.

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Feistiness

Posted on 08/25/2007 by chick

Being sick, I spent a lot of time in bed with nothing better to do than read, read, read and then read some more. I went on a Raymond Feist binge, devouring four more of his books. Grades: Silverthorn, Lovable … Continue reading →

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Neglect

Posted on 08/25/2007 by chick

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

Posted on 08/22/2007 by chick

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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It’s Magic

Posted on 08/21/2007 by chick

Latest book read: Magician by Raymond E. Feist Grade: Lovable I can’t give it a grade. I grew up with the characters in this book. They’re like friends and family, imperfect yet lovable.

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Five Titles, No Post

Posted on 08/21/2007 by chick

Not Again! Missing You. Rock Bottom. Old Friends. I’m Spartacus!

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The Story, Part III

Posted on 08/19/2007 by chick

For the beginning of the story, see the first and second installments. After that, Dave started avoiding Phil, and the other employees of Subbasement 5 took their lead from Dave. Every time Phil saw Dave ducking in or out of … Continue reading →

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Missing Day

Posted on 08/19/2007 by chick

If you’ve been reading for a while, then you know that I posted every day for a long, long time, then botched up yesterday. Sure, I could cheat time and set a post with yesterday’s date, but that seems dishonest. … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Decision

Posted on 08/17/2007 by chick

I need a piano. I’ve been playing on an electric keyboard for about 10 years. It has full-size, weighted, touch-sensitive keys, so it plays very much like a piano, but though it can makes pianolike sounds issue from speakers, it … Continue reading →

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