Author Archives: randomyriad

Monday Night NaNoWriMo Excerpt

Posted on November 27, 2007 by randomyriad

All The Sparkling Fishes In the Stream That night in Essie’s room a forest grew and became the world all around. It was a forest like the one on the Orinoco. She went down to get water from the stream … Continue reading →

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The City By The Sea/Today’s NaNoWriMo Excerpt

Posted on November 25, 2007 by randomyriad

The City By the Sea Emmylou, exhausted from her days labors, fell into bed picked up her book and put on her tunes, The Beatles “White Album”. She loved this album, so many flavors and moods. She got to the … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Daily/ A Sunday Morning in Weston

Posted on November 25, 2007 by randomyriad

II Essie arrived at Maddie’s around 9:00 and knocked no answer. So she went back to the motel and paid for another night, and went out to a little coffee shop on the highway for breakfast. She ate slowly and … Continue reading →

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10 Things That Would Make America A Stronger Country

Posted on November 24, 2007 by randomyriad

1. An intelligent and compassionate president 2. Religious people who put their beliefs into practice with humility, intelligence and deep commitment without hypocrisy. Christians who strive to behave like Jesus, Buddhists who don’t own luxury sedans etc. 3. People who … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Excerpt: Connecting Dots in the Plot.

Posted on November 23, 2007 by randomyriad

Lonely tree, Dark Room, Joy and Thunder Emmylou was settled in her bed at the usual time 9:00 with her reading light on and little boom box playing Beethoven’s 9th. She usually fell asleep to music and let it shut … Continue reading →

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