Monthly Archives: October 2002

4,000 words

I give up for the night. Continue reading

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First edit done

Amount of money it will take to make me like doing this:  priceless
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It’s empty

L whacked down a bunch of bamboo from the back corner of the lot, where it was encroaching (as usual) and getting out of hand (again). Continue reading

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Nine barrow-loads later

I’ve emptied about half the compost pen. Continue reading

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Slaughter in the herb garden

I have a feeling that I need to make a batch of rosemary jelly, which I haven’t done these past fifteen years. Continue reading

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I’m having no fun

What’s really bothering me is that IT’S A BAD STORY. Continue reading

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WTH is going on here?

Why is a backlist album insisting on shouldering its way to the front of my consciousness? Continue reading

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Chop, chop, hack, prune, slash, mangle

I started out with a 4,500-word piece and instructions to cut it to no more than 1,500 words. Continue reading

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OK, so I wanted work

Instead of being paid $60 to $75 per accepted story, I’ll get anything from $35 to $500. Continue reading

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Dinner experiment

I found the pepper flakes and decided to try sprinkling some over the plate of spring-green salad mix I had with dinner. Continue reading

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