Monthly Archives: November 2002

Trains in progress

Posted on November 30, 2002 by Marchbanks

I’ve recorded ten of the tracks I’d originally picked out for the Train Song CD.
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The family reserve

Posted on November 22, 2002 by Marchbanks

I got out the box of home movies I’d rescued from the family farmhouse when we sold up early last year. Continue reading →

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This week’s esoteric projects

Posted on November 13, 2002 by Marchbanks

For the last week or so, I’ve been registering my Bouchercon book cache with BookCrossing. Continue reading →

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No proofreading for you!

Posted on November 8, 2002 by Marchbanks

This grammar nazi has just spent the last twenty minutes searching to find the proper name of the symbol commonly known as the “hash mark” or the “pound sign.” Continue reading →

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What I’ve been working on (for money)

Posted on November 6, 2002 by Marchbanks

My target audience are urban tenth-graders who are reading anywhere from two to six grade levels below their actual grade level. Continue reading →

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’Nother beer mistake

Posted on November 5, 2002 by Marchbanks

I don’t like beer flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg. Continue reading →

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Off for the Sweet Hereafter

Posted on November 5, 2002 by Marchbanks

And once more, I am amazed and delighted by the verbal pyrotechnics of T. R. Pearson. Continue reading →

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I’m so civically responsible, it hurts

Posted on November 5, 2002 by Marchbanks

The last time I was damfool enough to support a Republican, I got Tricky Dick’s second term. Continue reading →

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From a member of the DorothyL listserv

Posted on November 4, 2002 by Marchbanks

“Fact is, Dubya is a Texan the way Alice Cooper is a woman.”

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Editorial feedback

Posted on November 1, 2002 by Marchbanks

When I’m editing I feel I ought to save as much of the author’s original words as I can.
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