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5 am on the deck, not quite light enough to see my writing or the pale blue lines. I write by feel. Sky lightening behind the barn and the walnuts. Bands of pale color and cloud above the easte...

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… for the daylight to maximize. I’m up early for the new me. It’s a few minutes before 6 am. I’ve been up long enough to write half a page in the blue notebook. To wash a few dishes. To mak...

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https://www.prosebox.net/entry/126298/to my commute.

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I found this semi-by accident. It was mentioned in a Facebook bookclub that our dear OD friend runs. She has a several lovely FB groups - one for gratitude and one for books. This doesn’t relate...

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This came up on my FB today from four years ago. More about what to do with the rest of my life. This is a Mary Oliver poem. I Have Decided I have decided to find myself a home in the mountains, ...

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It’s 4:30 and I’m wide awake. This is the second time I’ve been up and about and resorting to the computer for solace. First time I went to YouTube and watched!! a podcast about The Sopranos. ...

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and his daily news conferences. I don’t have tv and my internet is not very good, so I haven’t seen any of the President’s news conferences. I have seen a few clips on the computer and I read a...

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The sun is shining here today. I was not up when the sun came up so I did not witness the event. But it happened anyway, without me. Jim and I have played four isolation Scrabbles. He’s won ...

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How are you sleeping? Are you eating? Regularly? Who are you talking to? (And how are you talking to them?) What’s on your mind? What do you know that would make me feel less anxious? What’s a t...

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I’m enjoying the hand washing part. I’ve never been a big handwasher and now that I’m being forced to do it, it’s kind of fun. I’m combining it with good wishes for the planet and for you espe...

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..... a whole bunch of Ann Patchett.... This might be good too.

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and this - - https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Jon+Muth+Prints&FORM=IRTRRL here is the whole poem: Will there really be a “Morning”? Is there such a thing as “Day”? Could I see it from t...

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from my 200 Writing Prompts book: What is your favorite physical aspect of your partner? If you are single, describe something you like about a crush or your fantasy celebrity date. Write about ...

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… and perhaps a third tomorrow. Monday was the day Joana went for chemo and a discussion with her doctor. He wants to change her chemo. She is on three medications = I don’t know their names. ...

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Barny is a lot like Stripey Butt except she lives outside. She is a girl. She is not fixed. She has green eyes. She is less demanding. She has a whole other life, actually.

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Mother love is a great thing but she is as guilty as he is.

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Well hi again. Not sure what is going to happen here - maybe nothing. Life is full of surprises. When it’s not full of boredom. I suppose it’s all our own choices too, which we are - excited...

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It’s two hours long but it’s very good. Save it for when you have some time and maybe something else to do while you listen. There’s lots to watch too. Ray Price played a little fair at Nati...

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SOMEONE said I had written three days in a row = so now it’s four. That is if I get something said and saved. Let’s assume so. It’s Monday night and Jim is at Planning & Zoning. They have ...

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I am the only one left from my family now. No one else remembers what I remember. I am 73 and my mother died at 48 and my brother at 69. My dad lived to be 82 so I suppose I may have more year...

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I’m thinking of making a New Year’s Resolution to write here everyday. Before I can do that though I have to see if I can post something two days in a row. I don’t have a lot of confidence in m...

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There are more than one, more than a hundred, and only one. See the shared towel.

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Monday night, a little after 7:30 pm. I’m writing this to have a record - before I forget. My phone/land line rings quite a bit. I have a wireless phone that I often keep on the table near my c...

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This was on my browser front page this morning. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/they-re-trying-to-wipe-us-off-the-map-small-american-farmers-are-nearing-extinction/ar-BBXqKFy?ocid=spartan...

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