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Gotta Hand It To Myself, That Was Stupid

For The Record Because I’m going to want to remember when this happened.     On the black diamond ski run … There was this runaway baby carriage … Looks down. Mumbles. I tripped over a curb. The curb was not flush with the ground on the high side. I failed to clear the slightContinue reading “Gotta Hand It To Myself, That Was Stupid”

So Many Questions, A Plot Fragment

Random Words Writing & Writing About Writing   “So, what do you think of Larry?” As he said this, my boss handed me a sparkly blue stone. I held it in my hand, palm up so we both could see the stone. I could feel the vibration. Okay then, he wanted the truth. “He’s aContinue reading “So Many Questions, A Plot Fragment”

Lunar New Year Stamps, The Undesirable Becomes Adorable

Celebrating Art     The stamps are cute in pictures. They are gorgeous in person. The crown and the forehead circlet are bright, shimmery gold color. Judging by the drawings around the border, this style will continue through the 12-year cycle. If so, we may have annual feature on our hands. “The image offers aContinue reading “Lunar New Year Stamps, The Undesirable Becomes Adorable”

Faces In The Crowd, A Fiction Exercise

Random Words Writing & Writing About Writing ProcedureIn the post Big City, The Errant Moon daydreams about passersby. Two tradesmen become supervillians. Policemen being polite to tourists are really scanning for stalkers. That woman? Well, you’ll have to click over to see what she is about to do. Update, blog rehomed, The Errant Moon: BigContinue reading “Faces In The Crowd, A Fiction Exercise”

FYI, Another Writing Contest

Writing About Writing     14th Annual Short Story Challenge “There are 4 rounds of competition this year. In the 1st Round (January 17-25, 2020), writers are placed randomly in heats and are assigned a genre, subject, and character assignment. Writers have 8 days to write an original story no longer than 2,500 words.” AndContinue reading “FYI, Another Writing Contest”

Proof of Concept, Race, er, Walk Report, Magic City Run 2019

Fit To Ride USA: Happy Thanksgiving World: Happy Thursday ~~~ Magic City Run Birmingham AL, USA Sunday, November 24, 2019 Results Time – 54.26.7 minutes Pace – 17:31 minutes per mile Overall – 570 out of 627 Female – 319 out of 369 Female, 55-59 – 14 out of 16 My course map from RaceJoy.Continue reading “Proof of Concept, Race, er, Walk Report, Magic City Run 2019”