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Dream Horses and a Coffee Shop Conversation: Another short Excerpt

Horses Emmylou dreamed of beautiful grey horses running, six of them running across a dawn field. There was a murmuring music that gave the whole scene a clear consistent rhythm. The drumming of hooves and music like water over stones … Continue reading

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Monday Night NaNoWriMo Excerpt

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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NaNoWriMo Excerpt: Connecting Dots in the Plot.

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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My Autobiography in Music Part III

The Who – Baba O’Riley  This is a song I played loud in the morning to get me pumped for a hard day.Their raw exuberance and energy pushed me out the door into the world. Watching Pete Townsend’s childlike joy … Continue reading

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Another Piece of The NaNoWriMo Puzzle

Random glanced back at Karen who had a look of panic and disgust like a frightening mask. He pulled over in a turn out just outside of town and Karen bolted out of car collapsed on her hands and knees … Continue reading

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