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Dec.20.2008
Introducing yourself on a website can be compared to a human actor making a cameo appearance before ghosts. Especially if you belong to that strong breed who have the audacity to call themselves writers. But I take comfort in the fact that the Red Room is not my first home on the non-paper literary...
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Dec.19.2008
I climbed into the driver’s seat of Jaws, our 1995 Ford Explorer--the gas-guzzling “Great White.” The steering wheel practically pressed against my chest but I still had to stretch my right leg to reach the fuel and break pedals. The automatic garage door rattled open and Jaws roared...
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Dec.18.2008
I know this isn't writing related, but I thought today, I would deviate from some of my usual posting subjects and talk a little about Christmas.
How many of you faithful followers (all 1 or 2 of you can raise your hands) know where the "12 Days of Christmas" idea came from?
Most of us...
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Dec.18.2008
Even the decked halls, jingling bells, and chestnuts roasting on an open fire may leave us feeling one bowlful of jelly short of jolly this holiday season, but there seems to be a sense of determination amongst the people I know that a quiet joy must prevail.
Let’s face it—between the state of...
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Dec.18.2008
It's been a busy week here in Vermillion. I've finalized launch on three web sites and we're moving across the country tomorrow. As you can see, not much time for blogging. But in the interim, I have a question for my readers out there.
How much do you value literature in your day-to-day lives...
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Dec.16.2008
Yes, this curmudgeon hereby confesses he has a Christmas jones.
Have a look...
(Pssst! This is not the sort of thing I want to get around, okay?)
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Dec.16.2008
Here is my Christmas cake, it has already had two doses of brandy and has been transferred to a tin. The recipe is from the cake volume of the Good Cook Time Life series of cookbooks. Alas they are no longer in print, so look for them at used book stores. While the photography is no match to today'...
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Dec.15.2008
Hey, the excellent lit journal Glimmer Train asked me to write a short essay for one of their bulletins. You can check my foray into non-fiction out here:
ESSAY: The Grotto
Glimmer Train publishes a ton of great short fiction and non fiction about writing. A subscription makes a great Christmas...
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Dec.15.2008
When I was sequestered in an insane asylum, you know, an inner-city where they slam mentally challenged individuals who can't squeeze into society's tube of ethics, I decided to scream uncontrollably about the exploits that happened between the padded walls, where droids and professionals...
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Dec.15.2008
Last Sunday, the sun shone bright though the weather here in Ohio was frigid and snow covered the ground. At church that morning, the stained glass windows glowed with an exceptional brilliance. Certainly the sun and its effect on the blanket of snow had something to do with the blues and reds and...
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