Tag Archives: Writing

Looking Back at The First Half of the First Month of An Already Long Year

Posted on August 6, 2011 by randomyriad

This should be a good starter for writing at least 2 or 3 blogs a week or more. I have the time: all I need is the inspiration and motivation. January 1 Journal Entry: Pat called around 10:00 in the … Continue reading →

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Post Hibernation Thoughts: A Cup of Coffee and A Simpler Plan

Posted on July 31, 2011 by randomyriad

I recently read an article that included the words from a poster. The article was interesting, but these words stuck with me more. THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE, the poster read. Those who MAKE things happen. Those who WATCH … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Telling Makes the Tale

Posted on July 27, 2011 by randomyriad

“There is entwined seven-tentacled lightning. It is fire-masses, it is sheets, it is arms. It is seven-colored writhing in the darkness, electric alive. It pulsates, it sends, it sparkles, it blinds! It explodes! It is seven murderous thunder-snakes striking in … Continue reading →

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Finding a Balance

Posted on July 26, 2011 by randomyriad

“I am . . . what I am at the moment I am that . . . ”    The storyteller, “Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five” By Doris Lessing To know the world one must construct it.– Cesare … Continue reading →

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Doris Lessing Wrote Science Fiction?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by randomyriad

Yes, and she did it very well. I just finished the first volume of Doris Lessing‘s Canopus in Argos: Archives series. It is an astounding work of imagination combined with some insightful critical commentary on modern society, as well as … Continue reading →

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