Category Archives: Creative Writing Group

My Favorite Book

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

One of my all-time favorite books is “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte. When I was a kid, one of the best things my Mom ever got for me was a library card. We would go often to the small Los … Continue reading →

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The Abyss

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

without a shadow of a doubt I have plunged into many an abyss… bedazzled…beguiled…bewildered by the promise of one single kiss…. but alas, when the first one is over, that is when the heartache begins… the longer I linger expecting … Continue reading →

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Old to New and Back Again

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

“The old order changeth, yielding place to new….” (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) The old order changed yielding not much that was new: There is no single-payer health care; Guantanamo is still open (well, not “open” actually — it’s…uh…locked); US troops continue … Continue reading →

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Old to New and Back Again

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

“The old order changeth, yielding place to new….” (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) The old order changed yielding not much that was new: There is no single-payer health care; Guantanamo is still open (well, not “open” actually — it’s…uh…locked); US troops continue … Continue reading →

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In the Dead of Winter

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

In the dead of Winter anymore I feel older *decidedly colder* & it is darker at 5pm than it was the year before. As a child, did the days in December seem so relentlessly gray? I don’t remember…. the struggles … Continue reading →

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Coming and Going

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

“Everything comes and goes Marked by lovers and styles of clothes Things you once held high and told yourself were true – Lost or changing as the days come down to you.” (Joni Mitchell) People are a pain in the … Continue reading →

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The Garden Gnome

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

“Hey! Hey, Bob! BOB!” Bob looked up from pruning his perfectly-aligned rose bushes, but saw nothing. “Huh,” he muttered. He looked at his dog Wally who was lounging in the sun. “That wasn’t you, was it?” Wally just panted. Bob … Continue reading →

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