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Feb.22.2010
A major event in Santa Cruz' literary life, the 28th Annual "In Celebration of the Muse," featuring 20 local women authors: Angie Boissevain, Joan Zimmerman, Lisa Allen Ortiz, Rosie King, Jo-Ann Birch, Farnaz Fatemi, Maggie Paul, Hermie Medley, Julie Murphy, Adela Najarro, Ellen Treen,...
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Nov.11.2009
In a piece, a prose poem titled "The Library," Morton Marcus writes, "When I die I will be a book on a shelf in the library, and this notion doesn't bother me. I look forward to leaning against Melville and Montagine, and I can't wait to stand in the ranks..." Saturday we...
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Mar.18.2009
Santa Cruz' Museum of Art & History @ the McPherson Center just published "Pathways to the Past, Adventures in Santa Cruz County History. Santa Cruz' written history goes back over 200 years and Santa Cruz History Journal Number 6 includes articles about early Pioneers like William...
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Mar.01.2009
Last entry was a dream... dreamt I was back teaching. Life as freeway flyer, community college instructor, yes, and happy to have a job... but what of that time a kid came into my classroom with a gun and _that_ wasn't a dream? And the college wanted to pretend it had never happened, no guns, no...
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Feb.28.2009
Recurring deam. Foothill College.  Rushing across campus to give two Final Exams. Realize I may be off by several days, that, conceivably, I've missed an entire semester. Stressed out: how many classes was I responsible for?  In the dream, I'm back freeway flying, teaching English at Cabrillo...