Month: June 2003
St. Judy of Reeves Forgive Me
Posted on June 30, 2003 in Book of Days
If any one sees St. Judy of Reeves around, please tell her that this is only a lapse, not the beginning of the road to my damnation as a writer.
Crossing a Creek
Posted on June 30, 2003 in The Orange Writing
Neither writer nor reader should rush their exercise
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Posted on June 30, 2003 in Blogging Flames
Patrick has apologized for this at his own blog. I think if he is sincere, he should come here and to Writing in Orange to apologize at the other places where he did the damage. I now suspect that he saw a blog about Writers in Orange County and thought “Conservative meat!” I hate to inform him but I am probably well to the left and more libertarian than him.
Tasting the Territory
Posted on June 29, 2003 in Cats Fact-Dropping
There can’t be more than four square inches of skin on my toe. Almost sounds like Fortinbras fighting for less than an acre of land
Coins in the Cup
Posted on June 28, 2003 in Book of Days Poems
Note: This is part of a series based on exercises from A Writer’s Book of Days. It’s something of a rebellion against the Friday Five and similar tupperware content memes.
Today’s topic: Write about small change.
Here’s your change.
I’ll just put it in here.
Oops, I dropped a penny.
I’ll just keep the penny.
You should never give a penny in a tip.
It’s an insult.
Joel on Weblogging
Posted on June 28, 2003 in Pointers
Even if you don’t live in Orange County, California, you may find my series on “How to Blog” informative and rewarding.
Just wait until you get the rebate!
Posted on June 28, 2003 in Fact-Dropping
Your tax cut is going to be less than $20.
Excited still?
Trickle down from halfast at After Hours Pub.
What Went Wrong
Posted on June 27, 2003 in Book of Days Writing
Call it cheating, but wise words are wise words.
A Thought about an Open Mic Reading
Posted on June 27, 2003 in Anxiety Encounters Writing
It was like being at a Toastmaster convention, watching a virtuoso performance filled with the same trite bits of advice, the same jokes, the usual anecdotes, and everyone laughing on cue.
