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May.20.2013 - 8:33 am
Another new short story posted
I have no idea whether this works or not. It could be one in a collection of short stories, or could be fodder for nothing. It can be found here: http://redroom.com/member/mark-...
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Apr.29.2013 - 6:04 pm
Final blog post: May 9, 2012
(Author's note: This was my final journal entry. I thought of writing a wrap-up, but now ... I'm not sure. I'm frankly tired of that story. I vowed to finish what I started,...
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Apr.27.2013 - 3:32 pm
I've written a short story
It's titled "Beach Memories" and can be found here on Red Room: http://redroom.com/member/mark-gillispie/writing/beach-memories Any and all feedback is welcome, even if it's to...
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Apr.22.2013 - 6:11 pm
Monday: May 7, 2012
Today marked my fifth day of whole brain radiation, leaving me 10 to go before I'm done with cancer treatment. Fatigue is supposed to be one of the primary side effects of whole...
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Short Story: Beach Memories
Flying Blind: The start to my journey

Comments from Mark

May.02.2013 - 4:02 pm
In response to: Beach Memories
Red Room for thought
Thank you, Nick and Anne, for taking the time and care to read and provide feedback about the story.  I've...
Apr.20.2013 - 9:02 am
In response to: Mrs. B and Mrs. C
Well told
Good stuff, Jane. Real good stuff.
Apr.09.2013 - 8:11 am
In response to: Back to Nature
ummm
Keep writing; don't stop. But you knew that.
Mar.29.2013 - 8:19 pm
In response to: Friday: March 23, 2012
thank you both
It is attentive readers like the two of you who help push through me through the rest of the narrative. Happy Easter....
Mar.24.2013 - 7:04 pm
In response to: Wednesday: March 14, 2012
Thanks for reminding me, Amy
To forgive Robin, which I haven't done until now.  But I agree with you. She needs to be somewhere else in the...
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I'm a 54-year-old newspaper reporter for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland who spent four months of early 2012 undergoing treatment for lung cancer. I'm chronicling that journey at http;//markscancerblog.blogspot.com. I plan to embark soon on a new and far...
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