Semi-Daily Scribbles

Our Timeless Story

What year is it? Time has sped up, slowed down and taken on a new meaning. I mean ... It could be 2005. You were my curly fur buddy way back then, when a book about a girl, a really old dude and the Olympic Peninsula was the most pop...

Learning Not To Flounder

Publicity and feedback. Some assert that there is no such thing as bad publicity. Can the same be said for feedback? More specifically, peer evaluations for a 317-word essay I wrote for an on-line literature course that I'm taking with ...

This Ridiculous Riff

So many seeds have been cast near and far. The time has come for verdant dreams to bring a deep sense of the tangible. Spirit guides have been along for the ride, but now they must rest their weary dogs and let Tansy transcribe this mys...

Naming the Beast

The “Frankenstein” results are in, and I'm happy with the peer assessments. The downside I see to the comments offered up is that only three fellow students weighed in. This is the fewest respondents I've had review my work, so perhaps...

A Masked Planet

Martians aren't the only ones who wear masks to voice an opinion, project an image, broadcast an emotion. Feel it then forget it. Let regret burn hot across the cheek, chilling the soul, drilling a hole in your chest. It’s real because...

Holding Court

Leesa frequented the Food Court every day. The mission at hand was to record the stories of the people she saw, like the middle aged lady who talked to an empty chair. Leesa also observed the teenage boy who wore an Eisernes Kreuz on hi...

Life’s Not Always Nice The 2nd Time Around

I’ll need to steal away some time to read The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. I’ve always thought the character, which makes a brief but memorable appearance in Eclipse, was a storyteller’s gem that needed its moment to shine. One coul...

Happy 30th Birthday, Harry!

Harry Potter’s tale is the classic Hero's Journey of which I never tire. Whenever I visit the story, some new detail or idea reveals itself that I had not previously absorbed. Because of my affection for Harry & Company, I have fun w...

Amendment Fourteen

"Born Free and Equal: The Story of Loyal Japanese-Americans at Manzanar Relocation Center, Inyo County, California" by Ansel Adams

Summer Fun for the Bookish

Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern WorldEric RabkinWe understand the world — and our selves — through stories. Then some of those hopes and fears become the world. via www.coursera.org Who's in? I've signed up, ...